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ELASTICITY OF DEMAND AND SUPPLY

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The responsiveness of the quantity demanded to a change in price is called

(a)  

2.

The responsiveness of the quantity supplied to a change in price.

(a)  

3.

When demand is perfectly inelastic PED is equal to

(a)  

4.

When supply is inelastic PES is

(a)  

5.

Which of these shows elastic demand?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Which of these shows inelastic demand?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Factory owner Susan has calculated that her PES is 3. This number means that,

a)

if price were to rise by 2% Susan would supply 6% more products.

b)

If price were to rise by 2% Susan would supply 3% more products.

c)

the percentage change in price is three times the percentage change in quantity.

d)

in the PES formula, the top number is smaller than the bottom number.

8.

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

a)

0.

b)

1.

c)

-1.

d)

infinity.

9.

If the price of a product doubled and in response the quantity supplied also doubled then the PES is equal to

a)

1

b)

-1

c)

2

d)

o

10.
The formula for calculating elasticity of demand is:
a)
The % change in price over the % change in quantity demanded
b)
The % change in quantity demanded over the % change in price
c)
The change in price over the change in quantity demaned
d)
The change in quantity demanded over the change in price
11.

What does it mean?

Ed = ∞

a)

Perfectly inelastic demand

b)

Inelastic demand

c)

Unitarily elastic demand

d)

Elastic demand

e)

Perfectly elastic demand

12.

During the COVID 19 Pandemic we are all experiencing now, and the information campaign from the Center for Disease Control highlighting that bacteria and other organisms cause and spread disease, will the demand curve for soap be more elastic or more inelastic?

a)

More elastic

b)

More inelastic

13.

Water has seen an increase in demand 8% this summer, while the price has decreased 12%

a)

1.5 inelastic

b)

1.5 elastic

c)

.67 inelastic

d)

.67 elastic

14.

Describe your demand for a product if you buy the same amount of it or just a small amount less after a large price increase.

a)

elastic

b)

unitary elastic

c)

inelastic

d)

hyperelastic

15.

Prada has seen a increase in demand of 70%, while the price has decreased 35%

a)

.5 inelastic

b)

.5 elastic

c)

2 inelastic

d)

2 elastic

16.

PES =

a)

% change in quantity supplied of the product / % change in price of the product

b)

% change in price of the product / % change in quantity supplied of the product

c)

% change in quantity supplied of the product * % change in price of the product

d)

% change in quantity supplied of the product - % change in price of the product

17.

for PES = 1

a)

PES is perfectly elastic

b)

PES is unit elastic

c)

PES is perfectly inelastic

d)

PES is elastic

18.
The quantity of peanuts supplied increased from 40 tons/week to 60 tons/week when the price of peanuts increased from $4/ton to $5/ton. The price elasticity of supply for peanuts over this price range is:
a)
Elastic
b)
Inelastic
c)
Unit Elastic
d)
Perfectly Inelastic
19.
If a 1 percent decrease in the price of a pound of oranges results in a smaller percentage decrease in the quantity supplied, then:
a)
Supply is inelastic
b)
Demand is inelastic
c)
Supply is elastic
d)
Demand is elastic
20.
Based on the demand curve for good X, it can be determined that good x has:
a)
Many substitutes
b)
A few substitutes
c)
No substitutes
d)
Only one substitute
21.

When the % change in price is greater than the % change in quantity supplied, then supply is said to be:

a)

Elastic

b)

Inelastic

c)

Unitary

d)

Perfectly elastic