Jacob Clifford provides tips and strategies to understand supply and demand, covering key concepts like the law of demand and supply, equilibrium, and shifts in curves. He emphasizes the importance of graphing and offers a pop quiz to reinforce learning.

What direction does the demand curve slope?

• Straight line

• Horizontal

• Downward

• Upward

What happens to the quantity demanded when the price increases?

• It increases

• It decreases

• It becomes zero

• It remains the same

What is the shape of the supply curve?

• Downward sloping

• Upward sloping

• Straight line

• Horizontal

What does not cause a shift in the supply or demand curve?

• Change in consumer preferences

• Change in production technology

• Change in consumer income

• Change in price

What indicates a market equilibrium?

• Quantity demanded equals quantity supplied

• Supply curve intersects demand curve

• Excess supply

• Excess demand

What results from a change in price?

• Movement along the supply curve

• Shift in demand curve

• Shift in supply curve

• Movement along the demand curve

What is a surplus in the market?

• Quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied

• Quantity demanded equals quantity supplied

• Quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded

• None of the above

What can cause a shift in the demand curve?

• Change in consumer income

• Change in the price of related goods

• Change in price

• Both B and C

What is the best strategy when unsure about supply and demand effects?

• Ask for help

• Guess the outcome

• Draw the supply and demand curves

• Ignore the question

What does the scissors symbol on the wall represent?

• Separating supply from demand

• The interaction of supply and demand

• Economic cutbacks

• Cutting costs in production