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Supply and Demand

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The regulating force in the marketplace is (a)   .

Choose from the below words
acceptability
credit
competition
depreciation
2.

When more firms produce the same product, it means that (a)   of that product is produced at a higher quality.

Choose from the below words
more
less
half
some
3.

In a free market economy, the (a)   does not interfere in the pricing.

Choose from the below words
seller
competition
government
consumer
4.

As the price of goods or services increases, the quantity demanded decreases, and as the price decreases, the quantity demanded increases.

a)

The Law of Demand

b)

The Law of Supply

c)

Marginal Costs

d)

Equilibrium

5.

As the price of goods increases, the quantity supplied goes up, and as the price decreases, the quantity supplied goes down

a)

The Law of Demand

b)

The Law of Supply

c)

Marginal Costs

d)

Equilibrium

6.

If the price of fresh orange juice rises, consumers might switch to cheaper alternatives, such as frozen juice from concentrate. This is an example of ______.

a)

the substitution effect

b)

the income effect

c)

the money supply

d)

a monopoly

7.

A table showing quantities of goods that would be supplied by one producer at different prices is ________

a)

a supply schedule

b)

a supply curve

c)

price ceiling

d)

productivity

8.

Which scenario caused a change in quantity demanded for gas from point A to point B?

a)

The price of gas increased.

b)

The price of gas fell.

c)

The quality of gas worsened.

d)

The supply of gas increased.

9.

Which scenario caused a change in the quantity supplied from point C to point D?

a)

The price of corn increased.

b)

The demand for corn decreased.

c)

The price of corn decreased.

d)

The demand for corn increased.

10.

When we graph the demand and supply curves on the same plane, they intersect at a point. This is the _________.

a)

the equilibrium point

b)

the supply curve

c)

price fixing

d)

the quota

11.

It is an ideal economic situation.

a)

The quantity of output per unit of input.

b)

The point where there is no shortage or surplus.

c)

The initial costs that businesses incur to establish themselves.

12.

Factors other than the price that influence the demand for or supply of a product.

a)

Standard of Living

b)

Non-price determinants

c)

Trade Deficit

13.

All of these are examples of complimentary goods EXCEPT

a)

soccer cleats and baseball bats

b)

tennis balls and tennis rackets

c)

printers and ink cartridges

d)

cars and gasoline

14.

A decrease in supply shifts the supply curve to the left because it brings (a)   goods into the market.

Choose from the below words
more
fewer
15.
New technology advances the rate at which furniture can be assembled. Why does this change the supply?
a)
Change in cost of production
b)
Changes in number of producers
c)
Changes in expectations
16.
When there is a shortage the price will usually? 
a)
rise
b)
fall
c)
remain the same
d)
equilibrium
17.
a person or company that makes, grows, or supplies goods to sell is called the?
a)
damand
b)
price
c)
producer
d)
shortage
18.
An individual or group who purchases goods.
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
goods
d)
services
19.
The using up of a resource
a)
scarcity
b)
supply
c)
services
d)
consumption
20.
another word for money
a)
barter
b)
economics
c)
currency
d)
price
21.
A group of buyer and sellers of a particular good or service
a)
Supply
b)
Demand
c)
Agency
d)
Market
22.
This part of the market determines DEMAND
a)
buyers
b)
sellers
c)
suppliers
d)
store owners
23.
This part of the market determines SUPPLY
a)
buyers
b)
sellers
c)
consumers
d)
us
24.
What does this curve represent?
a)
demand
b)
supply
c)
equilibrium
d)
shortage
25.
What does this curve represent?
a)
supply
b)
equilibrium
c)
demand
d)
surplus
26.

What will happen to the price of soccer balls if more and more boys and girls are learning to play soccer?

a)

The price will increase

b)

The price will decrease

27.

What will happen to the price of teddy bears if puppy dogs become the most popular stuffed toy?

a)

The price will increase

b)

The price will decrease

28.

What will happen to the price of T-Shirts if T-Shirt businesses now use machines that produce twice as many shirts in one hour?

a)

The price will increase

b)

The price will decrease

29.

What will happen to the price of new cars if a weak economy causes people to have lower incomes?

a)

The price will increase

b)

The price will decrease

30.

For the law of supply, as price rises, what happens to quantity supplied?

a)

it goes up

b)

it goes down

c)

it stays the same

d)

it is not effected

31.

For the law of demand, as price rises, what happens to quantity demanded?

a)

it goes up

b)

it goes down

c)

it stays the same

d)

it is not effected

32.

The amount of a good or service that is available to consumers

a)

Supply

b)

Demand

c)

Saver

d)

Spender

33.
The movement from Point A to Point B represents a(n)
a)
increase in the price.
b)
decrease in the quantity supplied.
c)
shift in the supply curve.
d)
Both Orange and Blue are correct.