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4 & 5 Demand and Supply

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does this curve represent?

a)

Supply

b)

Demand

c)

Equillibrium

d)

Quantity

2.

What does this curve represent?

a)

Demand

b)

Supply

c)

Equilibrium

d)

Shortage

3.
If the price of printers goes down, what happens in the market for ink cartridges?
a)
Supply increases.
b)
Supply decreases.
c)
Demand increases.
d)
Demand decreases
4.
The following is a factor that will not cause the demand curve to shift:
a)
Advertising
b)
Population
c)
Price
d)
Consumer expectations
5.

A change in quantity demanded is shown...

a)

at various points on the demand curve

b)

with a new demand curve drawn above or below the original demand curve

c)

with a vertical line

6.

what is the name of the table that lists the quantity of a good that a single person will buy at each price in a market?

a)

demand schedule

b)

market map

c)

elasticity chart

d)

supply and demand graph

7.

In economics, the term demand refers to the quantity of a good that people ...

a)

will buy at one particular price over a long time period

b)

would like to consume on a given date

c)

will buy at many different prices at a particular time

d)

would like to have available during a given time period

8.
A shortage of a good is often a signal for a producer to 
a)
lower production of that good.
b)
lower the prices of that good.
c)
raise the prices of that good.
d)
shift production to another good.
9.

When the price of a good or service is high consumer demand will usually be ...

a)

High

b)

Unpredictable

c)

Low

d)

Average

10.

The quantity of a good or service that producers are able and willing to offer for sale at a specified price in a given period of time is...

a)

Supply

b)

Quantity sold

c)

Demand

d)

Quantity demanded

11.
Generally speaking, the lower the price, the greater the quantity demand.
a)
True
b)
False
12.

The point where supply and demand are balanced is?

a)

Product

b)

Demand

c)

Surplus

d)

Equilibrium

13.

When there is a shortage the price will usually?

a)

Rise

b)

Fall

c)

Remain the same

d)

Equilibrium

14.

The law of demand states that there is what type of relationship between price and demand?

a)

As price decreases demand decreases.

b)

As price increases demand increases.

c)

As price decreases demand remains the same.

d)

As price increases demand decreases.

15.

The law of supply states that there is what type of relationship between price and supply?

a)

As price decreases demand increases.

b)

As price increases supply decreases.

c)

As price increases supply increases.

d)

As price decreases supply remains the same.

16.

An individual or group who purchases goods is a ...

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Customer

d)

Service

17.

Which of the following could cause the price for automobiles to decrease?

a)

The local factory gives a big raise to its employees.

b)

None of the choices

c)

A brand new automobile dealership opens in town.

d)

The price of gasoline falls.

18.

If the cost of computers falls, then…

a)

the demand for computers goes up.

b)

the supply of computers goes up.

c)

none of the choices

d)

the demand for computers goes down.

19.
What determines price?
a)
interaction of cost and resources
b)
interaction of supply and demand
c)
interaction of resources and supply
d)
interaction of demand and resources
20.

If everyone WANTS a good/service, what is that?

a)

High Demand

b)

Low Demand

c)

High Supply

d)

Low Supply