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Microeconomics - Demand

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If you make 100 copies of an item, but nobody wants to buy it, what will you have to do to the price?

a)

decrease it

b)

increase it

c)

nothing

2.
Few farmers have ripe cherries to sell. The supply of cherries is low. But many customers at the market want to buy cherries.The demand for cherries is high.  What will happen to the price of the cherries?
a)
The price will go up.
b)
The price will go down.
3.
If there is a huge demand for an item and the supply is very low, what will happen to the price?
a)
The price will decrease
b)
The price will increase
c)
The price will stay the same.
d)
They will be free.
4.
The amount of a good or service that is available to consumers
a)
Supply
b)
Demand
c)
Saver
d)
Spender
5.
What happens if you have a rare football trading card? Your friends really want that card. The supply of that card is low, while demand for it is high.  What will happen to the price of the card?
a)
The price will go up.
b)
The price will go down.
6.
Cold weather in Florida has damaged this year’s orange crop. Farmers have only half of the usual amount of oranges to sell. What will happen to the price of oranges?
a)
The price will go up.
b)
The price will go down.
7.
Farmers in California have had wonderful weather. They have produced the largest crop of watermelons in years. What will happen to the price of watermelons?
a)
The price will go up.
b)
The price will go down.
8.
This part of the market determines DEMAND
a)
buyers
b)
sellers
c)
suppliers
d)
store owners
9.
This part of the market determines SUPPLY
a)
buyers
b)
sellers
c)
consumers
d)
us
10.
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
11.

The diagram represents

a)

increase in demand

b)

decrease in demand

12.

What factor is most likely to cause an increase in demand for a new type of automobile?

a)

A commercial in which the car is endorsed by a popular celebrity

b)

A comedian making fun of the car on late-night TV

c)

A rumor that the car's gas tank is prone to explosion

d)

The price of the car going up

13.

Which condition would lead to the highest prices?

a)

Low supply, high demand

b)

High supply, high demand

c)

High supply, low demand

d)

Low supply, low demand

14.

The amount purchased at a SPECIFIC price is called

a)

Demand

b)

Quantity demanded

15.

The amount of a good purchased at various prices is called

a)

Quantity demanded

b)

Demand

16.
Consider the market for cars in Hong Kong. If the price of gasoline increases then the Demand for cars will
a)
increase
b)
decrease
17.
The Hong Kong government reduced income tax by 10%. The demand for shoes will 
a)
increase
b)
decrease
18.
The price of petrol/gas is expected to increase next week. Then today the demand for petrol/gas will
a)
increase
b)
decrease
19.

You've skipped breakfast and lunch. At dinnertime, is your demand for pizza higher, lower or the same as normal?

a)

Higher

b)

Lower

c)

Neither

20.

Which is a good excuse to show up late to Economics class?

a)

The supply of alarm clocks was too low

b)

You demanded that your parents set up the Zoom, but they didn't listen

c)

The opportunity cost was too high

d)

There is no excuse to show up late to Economics class!