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Economics Chapter 4 Demand

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Means the ability and willingness to purchase an item or service

a)

supply

b)

resources

c)

demand

d)

order

2.

the part of economic theory that deals with behavior and decision making by individual units, such as people and firms

a)

macroeconomics

b)

microeconomics

c)

general economics

d)

neutral economics

3.

demand involves which of these variables

a)

ingredients

b)

market

c)

season

d)

price

4.

shows the various quantities demanded of a particular product at all prices that might prevail in the market at a given time

a)

demand schedule

b)

demand table

c)

demand curve

d)

demand response

5.

A graph showing the quantity demanded at each and every price that might prevail in the market

a)

demand schedule

b)

demand table

c)

demand curve

d)

demand response

6.

states that the quantity demanded varies inversely with its price.

a)

law of conservation

b)

law of gravity

c)

law of balance

d)

law of demand

7.

the amount of usefulness or satisfaction that someone gets from the use of a product

a)

market

b)

utility

c)

elasticity

d)

cromulence

8.

the principle which states that the extra satisfaction we get from using additional quantities of the product begins to decline

a)

diminishing returns

b)

externalities

c)

law of demand

d)

diminishing marginal utility

9.

An increase in income means people can afford to buy more at all possible prices

a)

Substitutes

b)

consumer tastes

c)

consumer income

d)

expectations

10.

Consumers sometimes change their minds about the products they buy

a)

Substitutes

b)

consumer tastes

c)

consumer income

d)

expectations

11.

items that can be used in place of other products

a)

expectations

b)

number of consumers

c)

complements

d)

substitutes

12.

Related goods

a)

expectations

b)

number of consumers

c)

complements

d)

substitutes

13.

The way that people think of the future can affect demand.

a)

expectations

b)

number of consumers

c)

complements

d)

substitutes

14.

The market demand curve can change if there is a change in the number of consumers.

a)

expectations

b)

number of consumers

c)

complements

d)

substitutes

15.

a general measure of responsiveness or the important cause and effect relationship in economics.

a)

substitution

b)

diminishing returns

c)

rationality

d)

elasticity

16.

When a given change in price causes a relatively larger change in quantity demanded, the item is said to be

a)

unit elastic

b)

elastic

c)

rubbery

d)

inelastic

17.

When a given change in price causes a relatively small change in the quantity demanded, the item is said to be

a)

unit elastic

b)

elastic

c)

rubbery

d)

inelastic

18.

A given change in price causes a proportional change in quantity demanded, the item is said to be

a)

unit elastic

b)

elastic

c)

rubbery

d)

inelastic

19.

the amount that consumers spend on a product at a particular price

a)

marketability

b)

resource charge

c)

market price

d)

total expenditures

20.

Which of the following is NOT a determinant of demand elasticity?

a)

Will the purchase make me happy?

b)

Can a purchase be delayed?

c)

Are adequate substitutes available?

d)

Does the purchase use a large portion of income?