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Unit 2 Test: Microeconomics (Fall 2021)

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Represents how goods, services, and money move through our economy.

a)

Circular Flow Diagram

b)

Supply Curve

c)

Demand Curve

d)

Supply and Demand Curve

2.

Point B represents

a)

Product Market

b)

Factor Market

c)

Individuals

d)

Businesses

3.

What are the four main parts of the circular flow diagram?

a)

Product Market, Stock Market, Factor Market, Fish Market

b)

Product Market, House Market, Factor Market, Good Market

c)

Factor Market, Product Market, Households, Firms

d)

Factor Market, households, Stock Market, super market

4.

Where are factors of production (land, labor, etc) exchanged in the circular flow model?

a)

Factor Market

b)

Product Market

c)

Firms

d)

Individuals

5.

Arrows 4 and 7 on this circular flow diagram demonstrate

a)

expenditures

b)

finished goods and services

c)

factors of production

d)

factor payments

6.
Which of the following is an advantage of a partnership? 
a)
they are hard to start
b)
management is hard between two or more people
c)
 partnerships can usually attract financial capital more easily than proprietorships.
d)
They are inefficient. 
7.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of a corporation?
a)
it is easy to raise financial capital using stocks, bonds, or loans. 
b)
 the double taxation of corporate profits. Profits are taxed the first time when the corporation pays income taxes. The profits are taxed a second time when shareholders pay taxes on their dividends.
c)
it is easy to get a charter to start a corporation. 
d)
Owners and shareholders have total control over what happens with the business. 
8.
Partners who are only responsible up to the extent of their investment
a)
limited partnership
b)
trading partnership
c)
non-trading partnership
d)
special partnership
9.

A merger is

a)

Two business agreeing to becoming one new business

b)

One business buying shares in another business

c)

One business taking over control of another business

d)

Two businesses co operating with each other.

10.

A corporation is a business for which ownership is divided into shares or stocks that may be bought and sold through a stock exchange.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The shareholders may receive a part of the company's annual profit, if there is one, in the form of a dividend.

a)

True

b)

False

12.
Nike, Google and Apple are examples of.....
a)
Sole Proprietorships
b)
Partnerships
c)
Corporations
d)
Franchises
13.
A holder or owner of stock in a company or corporation.
a)
stock market
b)
shareholder
c)
portfolio
d)
industry
14.
An industry that is dominated by a few large firms is 
a)
monopolistic competition.
b)
a monopoly.
c)
perfect competition.
d)
an oligopoly.
15.
The jeans industry would fall into what type of market structure? ( jeans are similar but there are some differences in the product)
a)
monopoly
b)
oligopoly
c)
perfect competition
d)
monopolistic competition
16.
If Nike and Adidas merge, it would be a _____________ merger
a)
horizontal
b)
vertical
c)
insane
d)
ladder
17.
An oil driller, oil refinery, and gas company merge.... this is a ________________ merger
a)
horizontal
b)
vertical
c)
inappropriate
d)
monopolistic
18.
A monopoly that is based on the ownership or control of a manufacturing method, process, or other scientific advance is a 
a)
geographic monopoly
b)
natural monopoly
c)
government monopoly
d)
technological monopoly
19.
Ramon decided to open his own software business. He borrowed money from a bank to buy computers and office equipment, and he hired one assistant. What is one DISADVANTAGE of Ramon's type of business organization? 
a)
limited liability
b)
ease of start-up
c)
flexibility
d)
unlimited liability
20.

What letter on the graph represents the proper location for the market structure “oligopoly”?

a)

W

b)

Y

c)

X

d)

Z

21.

If you were to graph this demand schedule, the demand curve would

a)

Slope upward from left to right

b)

Be horizontal

c)

Slope downward from left to right

d)

Be vertical

22.

Based on this graph, how many Beanie Babies™ were demanded at a price of $6 before they became a fad?

a)

100

b)

200

c)

300

d)

400

23.

The movement in the graph shows that the quantity demanded of butter decreased because the

a)

Price of butter increased

b)

Price of margarine decreased

c)

Price of margarine increased

d)

Price of butter decreased

24.

What does the movement shown on this graph represent?

a)

A change in demand

b)

Inverse

c)

The inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded

d)

Diminishing marginal utility

25.

Study the illustration. At a price of $25, how much more of the product is demanded on curve D'D' than on curve DD?

a)

2 units

b)

3 units

c)

1 unit

d)

4 units

26.

Assume that Damien and Kara are the only two people in the market for mystery novels. Based on the graphs, what would be the market quantity demanded for mystery novels at a price of $5?


a.

5

c.

15

b.

10

d.

20

a)

5

b)

10

c)

15

d)

20

27.

Based on the graph, how does the market demand for concert tickets change if the price increases from $30 to $40?

a)

QD decreased by 4

b)

The demand curve shifts to the left

c)

QD decreases by 4,000

d)

QD increases by 4,000

28.

Based on the table, what is the market demand for burritos at a price of $5?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

6

d)

8

29.

The change from the old demand curve to the new demand curve shown in the table represents a

a)

Movement upward along the demand curve

b)

Movement downward along the demand curve

c)

Shift of the demand curve to the left

d)

Shift of the demand curve to the right

30.

An increase in the price of milk causes a decrease in the demand for cereal. The two products are

a)

Substitute goods

b)

Complement goods

c)

Unrelated goods

d)

Demand Elastic

31.

A demand schedule shows

a)

An upward-sloping curve that illustrates the positive relationship between price and quantity demanded

b)

A listing of the various quantities demanded of a particular product at all prices that might prevail in the market

c)

The fluctuations in demand that occurred over a specified period of time

d)

The fluctuations in demand scheduled to occur over the following year

32.

Which of the following will cause the market supply curve to shift?

a)

A change in the price of the product

b)

A change in the number of consumers

c)

A change in the numbers of sellers offering the product

d)

A change in demand for the product

33.

According to this supply curve, 400 movie videos will be supplied at what price?

a)

$10

b)

$12

c)

$14

d)

$16

34.

According to this supply curve, if the price of movie videos decreases from $18 to $16, the quantity supplied will

a)

Rise from 800 to 1000

b)

Fall from 1000 to 800

c)

Rise from 600 to 800

d)

Fall from 800 to 600

35.

When producers offer fewer products for sale at each and every price,

a)

The supply curve has shifted to the right

b)

The supply curve has shifted to the left

c)

The price per unit decreases

d)

They expect subsidies

36.

What does the movement shown on this graph represent?

a)

A change in supply

b)

A change in quantity supplied

c)

The law of diminishing returns

d)

A shift in the market supply curve

37.

Which of the following choices could cause the movement shown in the graph?

a)

technology improves

production

b)

inputs become cheaper

c)

the number of firms

increases

d)

taxes increase

38.

What does the movement from b to b' on the graph represent?

a)

an increase in quantity supplied

b)

a decrease in quantity supplied

c)

a decrease in supply

d)

an increase in supply

39.

Study the illustration. At a price of $10, how many more units of the product are supplied on curve S'S' than on curve SS?

a)

9

b)

6

c)

3

d)

12

40.

Assume that ABC Corp. and XYZ Corp. are the only two firms that supply soccer balls. Based on the graphs, what would be the market quantity of soccer balls supplied at a price of $20?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

9

d)

10

41.

Based on the graph, how does the market supply of baseball gloves change if the price increases from $25 to $35?

a)

Quantity supplied

decreases by 9,000

b)

Quantity supplied

increases by 9,000

c)

Quantity supplied

decreases by 3,000

d)

Quantity supplied

increases by 3,000

42.

At a given price, a surplus occurs when

a)

the quantity demanded is more than the quantity supplied

b)

the quantity demanded is the same as the quantity supplied

c)

the quantity supplied is less than the quantity demanded

d)

the quantity supplied is greater than the quantity demanded

43.

In the table, market equilibrium will occur at what price?

a)

$20

b)

$16

c)

$14

d)

$10

44.

Suppose the demand curve shifts from D1 to D2, as shown on the graph. How do the quantity supplied and quantity demanded change at the new equilibrium price?

a)

Quantity supplied increases and quantity demanded decreases

b)

Quantity supplied decreases and quantity demanded increases

c)

Both quantity supplied and quantity demanded increase

d)

Both quantity supplied and quantity demanded decrease

45.

On the graph, suppose that demand for gold stands at D1D1. Then the opening of a new gold mine shifts the supply curve from S1S1 to S2S2. How does this shift affect price?

a)

price rises from 280 to 400

b)

price rises from 400 to 850

c)

price declines from 400 to 280

d)

price declines from 850 to 400