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January 2023 term · Business Data Management · BSMS2001

Business Data Management Quiz 1: 26 February 2023 (January 2023 term)

The IIT Madras BS Business Data Management (BDM) Quiz 1 paper sat on 26 Feb 2023, in the January 2023 term: 10 questions for 15 marks in 120 minutes. Every question is below with its answer. Take it as a timed mock test to be marked, or read it through first.

Questions
10
Marks
15
Duration
120 min
MSQ
4
Numerical
2
MCQ
4

Updated

Official paper: IIT M DIPLOMA AN2 EXAM QPD2 26 Feb 2023 · No negative marking.

Question 1

+2 marksOne or more correct options

A local milk store orders 300 half-litre bottles of milk and 100 loaves of bread each week. The store sells a bottle of milk for Rs. 20 and a loaf of bread for Rs 23. At the end of the first week, the store has sold 160 bottles of milk, while the loaves were sold out by mid-week which left customers leaving unhappy. With this information, answer the given subquestions.

What economic situation is the store facing? Select all that apply.

Select all that apply.

  1. A

    Surplus of milk

  2. B

    Shortage of milk

  3. C

    Equilibrium of milk

  4. D

    Surplus of bread

  5. E

    Shortage of bread

  6. F

    Equilibrium of bread

  7. G

    Surplus of milk and bread

  8. H

    Shortage of milk and bread

  9. I

    Equilibrium of milk and bread

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Correct answers

  • A

    Surplus of milk

  • E

    Shortage of bread

Question 2

+2 marksOne or more correct options

A local milk store orders 300 half-litre bottles of milk and 100 loaves of bread each week. The store sells a bottle of milk for Rs. 20 and a loaf of bread for Rs 23. At the end of the first week, the store has sold 160 bottles of milk, while the loaves were sold out by mid-week which left customers leaving unhappy. With this information, answer the given subquestions.

Select all the statements that are TRUE

Select all that apply.

  1. A

    Decrease in selling price of bread will result in equilibrium with respect to bread sales

  2. B

    Increase in selling price of bread will result in equilibrium with respect to bread sales

  3. C

    Bread sales is already in equilibrium

  4. D

    Decrease in selling price of milk will result in equilibrium with respect to milk sales

  5. E

    Increase in selling price of milk will result in equilibrium with respect to milk sales

  6. F

    Milk sales is already in equilibrium

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Correct answers

  • B

    Increase in selling price of bread will result in equilibrium with respect to bread sales

  • D

    Decrease in selling price of milk will result in equilibrium with respect to milk sales

Question 3

+2 marksNumerical answer

Consider this hypothetical example: A local baker increased the price of their iconic loaf of bread from INR 23 per loaf to INR 25. This resulted in consumers buying only 500 loaves of bread a week (while earlier, the sales was 800 loaves a week). In the same week, an international brand launched their flagship product in the local market, starloaf breakfast bread at a discounted price of INR 20. This promotional offer on starloaf increased its sales by a whopping 25% compared to other markets! To add to all the complexity, in the same week, the price of petrol increased by 3%, and that of diesel by 2.5%, resulting in a net decrease in fuel usage by 0.02% and a 1% increase in truck transport fares. Answer the given subquestions.

Given all this data, calculate the price elasticity of demand of the local baker’s bread loaf (round the answer to 2 decimal places and DO NOT use mid-point method). Give the absolute value of the answer.

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Correct answer: 4.345 (accepted within ±0.055)

Question 4

+1 markOne correct option

Consider this hypothetical example: A local baker increased the price of their iconic loaf of bread from INR 23 per loaf to INR 25. This resulted in consumers buying only 500 loaves of bread a week (while earlier, the sales was 800 loaves a week). In the same week, an international brand launched their flagship product in the local market, starloaf breakfast bread at a discounted price of INR 20. This promotional offer on starloaf increased its sales by a whopping 25% compared to other markets! To add to all the complexity, in the same week, the price of petrol increased by 3%, and that of diesel by 2.5%, resulting in a net decrease in fuel usage by 0.02% and a 1% increase in truck transport fares. Answer the given subquestions.

The local baker’s bread is:

  1. A

    Perfectly elastic

  2. B

    Elastic

  3. C

    Unitary

  4. D

    Inelastic

  5. E

    Perfectly inelastic

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Correct answer

  • B

    Elastic

Question 5

+1 markOne correct option

The elasticity of demand for a commodity is estimated to be -2.5; then, an increase in price from INR 8 to INR 10 would ____(1)____ the demand by ____(2)___ % (round the answer to the second part by 1 decimal point)
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Select the correct answer for Blank (1)

  1. A

    Increase

  2. B

    Decrease

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Correct answer

  • B

    Decrease

Question 6

+1 markNumerical answer

The elasticity of demand for a commodity is estimated to be -2.5; then, an increase in price from INR 8 to INR 10 would ____(1)____ the demand by ____(2)___ % (round the answer to the second part by 1 decimal point)
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Enter the correct answer for Blank (2)

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Correct answer: 62.5

Question 7

+1 markOne correct option

A product X has no substitutes. Then (theoretically), the demand curve for the product X will be:

  1. A

    Horizontal

  2. B

    Inclined at 45 degrees

  3. C

    Vertical

  4. D

    Inclined at 45 degrees until the price reaches the competition, and then horizontal

  5. E

    Inclined at 45 degrees until the price reaches the competition, and then vertical

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Correct answer

  • C

    Vertical

Question 8

+1 markOne correct option

When marginal utility is zero, total utility is:

  1. A

    Increasing

  2. B

    Decreasing

  3. C

    Maximum

  4. D

    Minimum

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Correct answer

  • C

    Maximum

Question 9

+1 markOne or more correct options

Which among the following variable(s), when changed, results in a movement along the Supply curve? Select multiple options if applicable.

Select all that apply.

  1. A

    Price of the item

  2. B

    Income

  3. C

    Prices of related goods

  4. D

    Expectations

  5. E

    Number of buyers

  6. F

    Tastes

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Correct answer

  • A

    Price of the item

Question 10

+3 marksOne or more correct options

If the current ratio is 2:1 and the Quick ratio is 1.5:1, then which of the following is/are true? (Select all that are applicable)

Select all that apply.

  1. A

    Current assets are 2 times the liability

  2. B

    Liability is 2 times the current assets

  3. C

    Stocks is 0.5 times the liability

  4. D

    Liability is 0.5 times Stocks

  5. E

    Current assets are greater than stocks

  6. F

    Stocks are greater than current assets

  7. G

    None of these

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Correct answers

  • A

    Current assets are 2 times the liability

  • C

    Stocks is 0.5 times the liability

  • E

    Current assets are greater than stocks