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Supply & Demand

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The desire to have some good or service and the ability to pay for it

a)

supply

b)

equilibrium

c)

demand

d)

quantity demanded

2.

Which of these best describes the law of demand?

a)

if prices go up, quantity demanded will fall and if prices go down, quantity demanded will go up

b)

if prices go up, quantity demanded will also go up and if prices go down, quantity demanded will also go down

c)

there is no law of demand, each situation is unique and demand and prices cannot be predicted

d)

prices will go up for certain goods when quantity demanded goes up and vice versa

3.

A change in the price of a good causes people to buy more or less of an item. This best describes the concept of

a)

the demand curve

b)

change in quantity demanded

c)

change in demand

d)

elasticity

4.

The diagram represents a

a)

increase in demand at every price level

b)

decrease in demand at every price level

c)

A change in the quantity supplied

d)

I have no idea

5.
The phrase "a change in demand" most directly implies a 
a)
movement along the curve
b)
movement along the price curve
c)
change in quantity demanded of a good
d)
shift in the demand curve
6.

When the price of good A rises, people start to drink good B. In this case, what is good B considered?

a)

luxury good

b)

complementary good

c)

substitute good

d)

normal good

7.

A decrease in the average incomes of consumers will result in which of the following?

a)

A decrease in the demand for goods and services

b)

An increase in the demand for goods and services

c)

A decrease in the supply of goods and services

d)

An increase in the supply of goods and services

8.
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
9.

Why does demand generally become more elastic over time?

a)

People don't change their shopping behavior over time.

b)

Few substitutes become available.

c)

People buy more products over time.

d)

People have time to find substitutes and change behaviors.

10.

What does cross elasticity measure?

a)

Measures responsiveness of changes in quantity demanded to changes in price.

b)

Measures the responsiveness of the quantity demanded of

a good or service to a change in income.

c)

Measures the responsiveness of the quantity demanded of one good to changes in price of another good.