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Markets, Prices & Equilibrium

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Law of Demand states that as price decreases...

a)

Quantity demanded decreases

b)

Quantity demanded increases

c)

Production increases

d)

Quality Decreases

2.

Supply depends on the willingness and ability of...

a)

consumers to purchase

b)

producers to sell

c)

donors to contribute

d)

advertisers to promote

3.

According to the law of supply, what happens as price increases?

a)

The quantity supplied increases

b)

The quantity supplied decreases

c)

The supply curve shifts to the left

d)

The supply curve shifts to the right

4.

The equilibrium price is the price at which...

a)

demand and supply curves intersect

b)

consumers start reducing demand

c)

producers’ total revenue is highest

d)

neither demand nor supply will shift

5.

In the summer picnic season, a sharp rise in the price of burgers may lead to an increase in the demand for the substitute good, _____.

a)

coleslaw

b)

chicken

c)

relish

d)

buns

6.

Which of the following will cause the demand to move along the demand curve rather than shifting it?

a)

preferences

b)

expectations

c)

price

d)

income

7.

Which of these is most likely to happen to demand for clothes in a clothing store when blizzards keep customers at home?

a)

The demand curve becomes steeper

b)

The demand curve shifts to the right

c)

The demand curve becomes flatter

d)

The demand curve shifts to the left

8.

Which of these would most likely increase the supply of soccer balls?

a)

a government tax on sporting goods

b)

a decrease in the price of raw materials

c)

an increase in the supply of tennis balls

d)

a transportation strike (truckers on strike)

9.

Which of these situations best illustrates market equilibrium?

a)

The amount of soap for sale matches the amount of soap that people want to buy.

b)

Everyone who wants or needs soap can easily afford to buy it

c)

Soap production ensures a good profit for the manufacturer

d)

The price of soap does not vary much from week to week

10.

What might result from setting a price ceiling on the price of rent for apartments?

a)

Houses are broken up into apartments to meet the demand.

b)

Construction jobs increase with the building of new apartment buildings.

c)

People can find apartments but cannot afford to rent them.

d)

More people want to rent apartments than the number of apartments available to rent.

11.

As price for a good or service goes up, how does that typically affect the quantity demanded?

a)

it increases

b)

it decreases

c)

it does not change

12.

As price for a good or service goes up, how does that typically affect the quantity supplied?

a)

it increases

b)

it decreases

c)

it does not change

13.

Which letter shows the area of a shortage?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

14.

Which letter shows the equilibrium?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

15.

Which letter shows the area of surplus?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

16.

A price ceiling...

a)

would be below the equilibrium

b)

would be at the equilibrium

c)

would be above the equilibrium

17.

A price floor...

a)

would be below the equilibrium

b)

would be at the equilibrium

c)

would be above the equilibrium

18.

A price ceiling typically creates...

a)

a shortage

b)

a surplus

c)

equilibrium

19.

A price floor typically creates...

a)

a shortage

b)

a surplus

c)

equilibrium

20.

What is a black market?

a)

The term for when business is good and profitable.

b)

The term for when business is losing money.

c)

When goods and services are exchanged illegally.

21.

Which of the following are examples of price controls? Check all that apply.

a)

shortage

b)

price floor

c)

rationing

d)

price ceiling