Why Sales? QUIZ

What is the main reason stores have sales according to the text?

• To get rid of extra supply when demand is low

• To give away free items

• To make customers happy

• To compete with other stores

Based on the context, what does "demand" mean?

• To ask for something rudely

• How many people want to buy something

• The total money a store makes

• The number of items in a store

Why might a store put basketballs on sale after a popular basketball movie?

• Because the movie made the basketballs defective

• Because too many basketballs are left after initial high sales

• Because the store got new basketballs

• Because basketballs are out of season

What can you conclude about the relationship between price and demand?

• When prices go up, demand goes up

• Price and demand stay the same

• When prices go down, demand goes up

• Price and demand are unrelated

Using context clues from the ice skating example, what does "services" mean?

• Helping someone for free

• Activities or experiences you pay for

• Products you can buy

• Store employees

What is another reason stores have sales besides getting rid of extra items?

• To make customers angry

• To give away all their products

• To get people to come into the store and buy other items

• To close the store early

Based on the text, what can you predict might happen when a sale ends?

• The store will close forever

• Some customers might continue shopping there even with regular prices

• All customers will stop shopping

• The prices will get even lower

What evidence does the text provide that sales help businesses?

• They make stores look prettier

• They help stores hire more workers

• They attract customers who might buy other non-sale items

• They make other stores close down

Using context from the passage, what does "supply" mean?

• The amount of something a store has to sell

• The store's location

• The store's employees

• The store's open hours

What is the main idea of this text?

• All stores should always have sales

• Sales help both customers and stores in different ways

• Customers should only shop during sales

• Sales are bad for business