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Microeconomics 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
According to the laws of supply and demand, a decrease in demand will cause prices to:
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Stay The Same
d)
Equalize
2.
Law of Supply states 
a)
the supply of a product is not affected by its price
b)
the quantity supplied of a product will increase when the price of the product increases
c)
when the supply of a product decreases, the price of the product falls
d)
when the supply of a product increases, the price of the product rises
3.
__________study of how people (including companies/countries) make choices on buying, selling, using, and distributing goods/services.
a)
Economics
b)
Consumer Science
c)
Opportunity Costs
4.
Basic Economic Problem: Mismatch of unlimited wants and needs and unlimited economic resources.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
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
6.
At which price is equilibrium?
a)
$1.00
b)
$1.25
c)
$1.50
d)
$1.75
7.

If, in a market, a particular store notices a lot of merchandise piling up on the shelves and in the stock room, how could they encourage existing buyers to buy the goods?

a)

lower the prices as an incentive to purchase more

b)

produce less to promote scarcity

c)

raise prices to make the goods appear higher in quality

d)

begin producing different products

8.

Prices set too high in a market will lead to which situation?

a)

stagflation

b)

stability

c)

surplus

d)

shortage

9.

A market structure in which there is only one seller is known as a

a)

oligopoly

b)

monopolistic competition

c)

monopoly

d)

pure competition

10.

In the graph, what might explain the movement of the demand curve from D1 to D3?

a)

a surplus of the product

b)

a decrease in the general income of the region

c)

a decrease in the price of a substitute product

d)

a decrease in the price of a complementary product