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2.1: Demand

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

3.

The quantity demanded of a good or service changes at all price levels best describes the concept of

a)

change in quantity demanded

b)

elasticity

c)

change in demand

d)

demand curve

4.
The diagram represents a
a)
increase in demand
b)
decrease in demand
5.

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

6.

Jermac tired of eating fried chicken everyday.

a)

increase in demand

b)

decrease in demand

c)

increase in supply

d)

no changes in demand

7.

Consider the market for cellular phones. Which of the following shifts the demand curve to the left?

a)

studies showing using cellular phones can cause brain cancer

b)

a decrease in the price of cellular phones

c)

a decrease in the quantity demanded of cellular phones

d)

an increase in the services provided by cellular phones, such as text messaging

8.

The price of coffee increases and people switch to drinking tea. Coffee and tea are

a)

Neutral goods

b)

Substitute goods

c)

Complementary goods

d)

Normal goods

9.

When the price of hot dogs decreases and the demand for hot dog buns increases, this explains the demand of

a)

Complementary goods

b)

Substitute goods

c)

Capital goods

d)

Consumer goods

10.

A new study has shown that avocados are extremely healthy. The demand for avocados has increased due to a change in

a)

Population

b)

Price of a complementary good

c)

Consumer tastes and preferences

d)

Price of a substitute good