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THEORY OF SUPPLY AND ELASTICITY OF SUPPLY

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What happened to a supply curve when supply goes down?
a)
moves left
b)
moves rights
c)
moves up
d)
moves down
2.
Which way does a supply curve slope?
a)
down
b)
up
c)
both
d)
neither
3.
a measure of the way a quantity supplied reacts to a change in price
a)
elasticity of supply
b)
supply
c)
elasticity of demand
d)
profit
4.
Which graph below shows the SUPPLY CURVE?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
5.
In general, if the price of a good or service goes up, what happens to the supply for that good or service?
a)
supply goes up
b)
supply goes down
c)
supply stays the same
d)
none of  the above
6.
If a new, huge oil reservoir was found in Ohio, this would cause the ___________ curve for oil and gas to shift ____________.
a)
demand.........right
b)
demand.........left
c)
supply.......right
d)
supply....... left
7.
The Law of Supply states that?
a)
The quantity supplied varies inversely with its price. 
b)
The quantity supplied varies irregularly with its price.
c)
The quantity demanded varies inversely with its price. 
d)
The quantity supplied varies directly with its price. 
8.
The government puts regulations on the auto industry forcing them to put new protective technologies (such as new types of airbags) in every car produced?
a)
shifts right
b)
shifts left
c)
movement up supply curve
d)
movement down supply curve
9.

When producers offer fewer products for sale at the same prices

a)

Supply curve shifts right

b)

Supply curve shifts left

c)

They expect subsidies

d)

The price per unit has decrease

10.

Suppliers will normally offer more for sale at high prices and less for sale at lower prices

a)

Quantity supplied

b)

Law of Supply

c)

total production

d)

short run

11.

Price elasticity of supply is the responsiveness of

a)

demand to a change in price.

b)

price to a change in supply.

c)

quantity supplied to a change in price.

d)

price to a change in supply.

12.

If the supply curve of a product is vertical, PES is equal to

a)

0.

b)

1.

c)

-1.

d)

infinity.

13.

If storage of a good is cheap and readily available, supply is likely to be

a)

relatively elastic.

b)

relatively inelastic.

c)

perfectly inelastic.

d)

perfectly elastic.

14.
A decrease in the price of a good will
a)
increase supply.
b)
decrease supply.
c)
increase quantity supplied.
d)
decrease quantity supplied.
15.
When the supply of a product or service goes up and the demand stays the same the Price will typically do what? 
a)
rise
b)
fall
c)
stay the same
d)
Consumer
16.
Labor costs are rising through the roof! Minimum wages are now at $25 an hour. This means even the basic item will need to cost more to keep up with rising costs. What determinant of supply does this most relate to?
a)
Change in Technology
b)
Change in Number of Sellers in the Market
c)
Change in Cost of Factors of Production
17.
A brand new machine cooks, cleans, and never messes up a fast food order. This means we can sell more fast food than ever before, leading to producers cutting cost of fast food. Which supply factor does this most likely relate to?
a)
Change in Technology
b)
Change in Profit Opportunities Producing other Products
c)
Change in Producers' Price Expectations
18.

Identify the correct determinant of supply.

Example: If the government requires factories to reduce pollution, complying will initially increase costs of production in the market and reduce supply.

a)

Government regulation

b)

Cost of resources

c)

Worker productivity/motivation

d)

Change in technology

19.

This table shows the various quantities offered for sale or supplied at different prices

a)

Supply function

b)

Supply schedule

c)

Supply curve

20.

If the goal of the firm is to maximise profit, quantity supplied at a high price will be

a)

More

b)

Less