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Unit 2 review

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When you buy a game system and games together, this is an example of which economic concept?

a)

Complements

b)

Substitutions

c)

Elasticity

d)

Economics

2.

When you buy a PlayStation instead of an X-Box because the price of the PlayStation went up, this is an example of what?

a)

Complements

b)

Substitutions

c)

Elasticity

d)

Economics

3.

According to the _____, quantity demanded and price move in opposite directions.

a)

law of demand

b)

demand curve

c)

demand schedule

d)

market demand

4.

In a ____, most economic decisions are made by individuals looking out for their own interests.

a)

free exchange

b)

market economy

c)

privatized economy

d)

socialist market

5.

When economists look at supply and demand schedules and/or supply and demand curves, what are the only two variables examined?

a)

Price and Demand

b)

Price and Supply

c)

Price and Quantity

d)

Price and Equilibrium Point

6.

What determines if an item's demand is elastic?

a)

If an item is on sale

b)

If an item continues to be bought, despite the rise in price

c)

If an item stops being bought because of a rise in price

d)

If an item is not on sale

7.

A ____ system allows businesses to compete for profit with a minimum of government interference.

a)

Free Market

b)

Traditional

c)

Command

d)

Mixed

8.

_____ refers to the desire, willingness, and ability to buy a good or service.

a)

Supply

b)

Demand

c)

Law of Demand

d)

Market Supply

9.

What is the term for the principle that suppliers will normally offer more for sale at higher prices and less at lower prices?

a)

law of supply

b)

supply schedule

c)

law of demand

d)

market demand

10.

When a new producer of soap enters the market, and the supply curve shifts to the right, which determinant of supply shift is this an example of?

a)

Number of Sellers

b)

Subsidies

c)

Producer Expectations

d)

Input Costs

11.

This graph demonstrates

a)

A shift in the Supply Curve

b)

A higher market price after the shift of the Demand Curve

c)

A lower market price after the shift of the Demand Curve

d)

No change in the market quantity after the shift of the Demand Curve

12.

The graph below is an example of a

a)

Demand Schedule

b)

Demand Curve

c)

Supply Schedule

d)

Supply Curve

13.
The graph represents: Demand or Supply?
a)
Demand
b)
Supply
14.
Elastic or Inelastic
a)
Elastic
b)
Inelastic
15.
Elastic or Inelastic
a)
Elastic
b)
Inelastic
16.
Law of demand says if the price of pizza falls, the demand for pizza will what?
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
17.
When the population of Ankeny increases, the demand will: increase or decrease?
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
18.
The Law of Supply states:
a)
as price increases, supply increases
b)
as prices decrease, demand increases
19.
What is Equilibrium?
a)
Price that buyers & sellers will accept
b)
Price that equals Goods
20.

What is characterized by changes in conditions where supply and demand are out of balance?

a)

Market Price

b)

Market Disequilibrium

c)

Market Equilibrium

21.

What will happen if there is more supply in the market than there is a demand of the product?

a)

shortage

b)

surplus

c)

equilibrium

22.

What will happen if there is not enough supply in the market for a demand of the product?

a)

equilibrium

b)

surplus

c)

shortage

23.

What happens when there is excess demand - that is quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied?

a)

Market Surplus

b)

Market Shortage

c)

Market Equilibrium

24.

A Market Economy is based on?

a)

Goods and Services

b)

Goods and Products

c)

Supply and Demand

d)

Service

25.

What are the 3 basic economic questions?

a)

What to produce? How To Produce? For whom to produce?

b)

Who to produce? Why you produce? Like to produce?

c)

Why to produce? Tell who to produce? Things to produce?

26.

There are four types of economic systems. Most economies are _____.

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

27.
In this type of economy, the individual decides who to sell their products to.  
a)
Traditional 
b)
Mixed 
c)
Market
d)
Command
28.

What does the elasticity of demand measures?

a)

How the changes in prices affect global economy.

b)

How customers react to changes in prices.

c)

How customers react to changes in quality.

29.

The Price elasticity of milk is 1.4, therefore we can say that milk is...

a)

Elastic

b)

Inelastic

c)

Unit elastic

30.

The Price elasticity of soda is -0.8, therefore we can say that soda is...

a)

Elastic

b)

Inelastic

c)

Unit elastic

31.

The reason why Chevrolet cars are very elastic is because...

a)

They can be easily replaced by other cars

b)

No matter the price, people will always choose chevrolet

c)

Infomation not given.

32.

Some factors that affect price elasticity are...

a)

The number of subtitutes and how dependant you are on the good.

b)

The number of customers and producers of the good.

c)

How dependant you are and the quality of the good.

33.

Gasoline is inelastic on the short and the long run because...

a)

It is very expensive.

b)

We depend on oil to make it.

c)

There are very few subtitutes to gasoline.

34.
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
35.

Price elasticity of supply is the responsiveness of

a)

demand to a change in price.

b)

price to a change in supply.

c)

quantity supplied to a change in price.

d)

price to a change in supply.

36.

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

a)

0.

b)

1.

c)

-1.

d)

infinity.

37.

If storage of a good is cheap and readily available, supply is likely to be

a)

relatively elastic.

b)

relatively inelastic.

c)

perfectly inelastic.

d)

perfectly elastic.

38.

If the firm have more spare capacity, then it will be possible for the firm to increase supply. This means supply is

a)

Elastic

b)

Inelastic

c)

Unitary elasticity

39.

When the price is more and the firms are able to produce more to take the benefit of this increase in price, then supply is said to be....

a)

Elastic

b)

Inelastic

c)

Unitary elasticity

d)

None of the above

40.

If there are more firms producing more luxury items then supply of luxury items will increase. In such case, if there is any increase in price, the firms can supply more to make use of this rise in price.Supply will be....

a)

Elastic

b)

Inelastic

c)

Unitary Elasticity

d)

None of the above

41.

In agriculture farming, it takes time to increase the supply of fruits and vegetables as the harvesting needs time. Hence supply will be less responsive to increase in price,nad supply will be ...

a)

Inelastic

b)

Elastic

c)

Unitary Elasticity

d)

None of the above

42.

Relatively Inelastic Supply

a)

percentage change in quantity is supplied is less than the percentage change in quantity supplied is less than percentage change in price

b)

percentage change in quantity supply exceeds the percentage change in quantity supply exceeds the percentage change in price.

43.

Market failure arises whenever firms

a)

make a loss

b)

replace machines with workers

c)

create externalities

d)

reduce expenditure on research and development

44.

Market failure results in a misallocation of resources. In some cases, this can be corrected by the government

a)

restricting the manufacture of goods that generate positive externalities

b)

Providing public goods

c)

subsidising all loss-making firms

d)

placing a tax on merit goods

45.
A government might tax a good that creates negative externalities in order to try to:
a)
Increase price and consumption of the good to provide firms with extra revenue
b)
 Make the information avaliable more asymmetric
c)
Decrease demand for the good and thus increase the consumer surplus
d)
Decrease consumption of the good and thus reduce the triangle of welfare loss
46.
Getting a flu shot is an example of a ________ externality
a)
Negative
b)
Neutral
c)
Positive
47.
When a third party member is affected by the interaction of a buyer and seller, we call this
a)
An externality
b)
The tragedy of the commons
c)
consumer surplus
d)
total welfare
48.
A market failure is best described as
a)
The idea that market forces of supply and demand always provide the maximum benefit for society
b)
The idea that market forces of supply and demand do not always provide the maximum benefit for society
c)
The concept that a decision made by one party can have negative effects on another party
d)
The concept that a decision made by one party can have positive effects on another party
49.
By-products of production or consumption that impose costs on third parties are known as
a)
negative externalities
b)
rival externalities
c)
positive externalities
d)
exclusive externalities 
50.
The role of government in a market system
a)
does not exist
b)
is restricted to establishing property rights
c)
includes improving situations that would otherwise result in a market failure
d)
includes improving on situations that would otherwise result in a government failure?
51.
Using resources in such a way that we continue living in a developed world, but at the same time we protect the environment. This is the definition of:
a)
Suspensability
b)
Ecology
c)
Sustainability
d)
Ecological precautions
52.
Police protection is an example of a _ good and apples are an example of a _ good. 
a)
Public; Private
b)
Private; Public 
c)
Public; Public
d)
Private; Private 
53.
When the government creates a law used to protect individuals this is know as:
a)
Deregulation
b)
Regulation
c)
Positive Externality
d)
Preventing a market failure
54.
What is an example of a negative consumption externality?
a)
Increased standards of education in schools
b)
Increased research and development into cancer prevention
c)
Health impacts for society of passive tobacco smoking
d)
Environmental Pollution
55.
"Assistance by the government to individuals or groups or individuals, such as firms, consumers, industries or sectors of an economy" Is the definition for
a)
Excise Taxes
b)
Ad Valorem Taxes
c)
Indirect Taxes
d)
Subsidies
56.

A situation of market failure is said to exist if;

a)

buyers and sellers pay for the true opportunity costs of their actions

b)

there are no externalities

c)

the government provides merit goods free

d)

third parties in society are affected and not compensated

57.

When social costs are greater than private costs, there is a;

a)

positive externality

b)

negative externality

c)

less than socially optimal output

d)

socially optimal output

58.

__________ goods are goods that are considered __________ for consumers but which are_________ by the market. One important reason for overprovision is that the good may have __________ consumption externalities, thus the market ________ resources in its production.

a)

Excise; desirable; underproduced; positive; overallocates

b)

Demerit; desirable; underproduced; positive; underallocates

c)

Normal; needs; undervalued, elastic; frees

d)

Demerit; undesirable; overproduced; negative; overallocates

59.

In the price system of a market economy, prices are determined by

a)

central planning.

b)

market forces of supply and demand

c)

political forces.

60.

When there is a shortage of a product in a competitive market, it is usually the case that the

a)

market price of the product will eventually increase.

b)

market price of the product will eventually decrease.

c)

quantity of the product exchanged in the market will eventually decrease.

61.

If a news article about filthy conditions in a local restaurants alarms customers.

a)

Demand will increase

b)

Demand will decrease

c)

Supply will decrease

62.

What happens to the market of Coke, when price of Pepsi increases?

a)

Quantity demanded of Coke rises

b)

Quantity demanded of Coke falls

c)

Demand for Coke rises

d)

Supply for Coke rises

63.

When the free market leads to a misallocation of resources in an economy it is...

a)

Market failure

b)

public good

c)

a positive externality

d)

a negative externality

64.

Positive externalities are present if:

a)

social costs exceed private costs

b)

private benefits exceed private costs

c)

production leads to private benefits

d)

private benefits are less than social benefits

65.

A good is non-excludable if

a)

its price is zero

b)

it is not possible to prevent non-paying customers from enjoying it

c)

it is supplied by the government rather than the free market

d)

one person's use affects the quantity available for others

66.

A good that would be over-consumed in a free market is a

a)

Merit good

b)

Demerit good

67.

New technology advances the rate at which furniture can be assembled. Why does this change the supply?

a)

There is a change in cost of production.

b)

The number of producers changes.

c)

The expectations of consumers changes.

d)

The output rate declines.

68.

Mr Coyote goes to the ticket booth to buy tickets for a Spurs game. Mr. Coyote is told that the game is sold out and no tickets are available. Which best explains why there are no basketball tickets available?

a)

The arena forgot to print enough tickets.

b)

The supply of tickets was greater than the demand.

c)

The arena charged too much money for each ticket.

d)

The demand for tickets was greater than the supply.

69.

Which of the following would NOT be a determinant of demand?

a)

The price of related goods

b)

Income

c)

Tastes

d)

The prices of the inputs used to produce the good

70.

If the price of a substitute to good X increases, then

a)

The demand for good X will increase.

b)

The market price of good X will decrease.

c)

The demand for good X will decrease.

d)

The demand for good X will not change.

71.

Suppose you like banana cream pie made with vanilla pudding. Assuming all other things are constant, you notice that the price of bananas is higher. How would your demand for vanilla pudding be affected by this?

a)

It would decrease.

b)

It would increase.

c)

It would be unaffected.

d)

There is insufficient information given to answer the question.

72.

A higher price for batteries would tend to

a)

increase the demand for flashlights.

b)

decrease the demand for electricity.

c)

increase the demand for electricity.

d)

increase the demand for batteries.

73.

What will happen in the rice market if buyers are expecting higher prices in the near future?

a)

The demand for rice will increase.

b)

The demand for rice will decrease.

c)

The demand for rice will be unaffected.

d)

The supply of rice will increase.

74.

Refer to Graph 4-1. The movement from point A to point B on the graph shows

a)

a decrease in demand.

b)

an increase in demand.

c)

an increase in quantity demanded.

d)

a decrease in quantity demanded.

75.

What does the Latin phrase Ceteris paribus literally mean?

a)

"other things being equal."

b)

"after this therefore because of this."

c)

"to respond slowly to a change in price."

d)

"There's no such thing as a free lunch."

76.

What best refers to the situation when the price of a good or service changes?

a)

there is a movement along a stable demand curve.

b)

demand shifts in the opposite direction.

c)

demand shifts in the same direction.

d)

supply shifts in the opposite direction.

77.

Other things equal, when the price of a good rises, the quantity supplied of the good also rises. What best refers to this situation?

a)

The law of increasing costs.

b)

The law of diminishing returns.

c)

The law of supply.

d)

The law of demand

78.
Demand is almost always more elastic at higher prices and less elastic at lower prices.
a)
True
b)
False
79.
The elasticity of demand for tissues is 0.66. This means the demand for tissues is
a)
elastic
b)
unit elastic
c)
inelastic
d)
really expensive
80.

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

81.

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

82.

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

83.

Wheat has seen a decrease in demand of 5%, while the price has increased 7%

a)

1.4 inelastic

b)

1.4 elastic

c)

.71 inelastic

d)

.71 elastic

84.
Which of the following will cause an increase in demand for snowboards?
a)
More costly production methods 
b)
A decrease in the price of lift tickets at resorts in Colorado 
c)
A decrease in consumer income   
d)
A decrease in the population 
85.

Americans revive their love of SUV’s and the newly remodeled, but still “gas guzzling” Hummer. What happens to the market for gasoline?

a)

Demand for gasoline will decrease

b)

Demand for gasoline will increase

c)

Demand for gasoline will stay the same

d)

Demand for insurance agents will decrease

86.

If the price of a good or service decreases what will happen to the demand for it?

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

d)

who knows

87.

If the price of printers goes down, what happens in the market for ink cartridges?

a)

Supply increases.

b)

Supply decreases.

c)

Demand increases.

d)

Demand decreases

88.

What goes on the horizontal axis (x axis) of a demand graph?

a)

price

b)

quantity demanded

c)

quantity supplied

d)

change in demand

89.

What goes on the vertical axis (y axis) of a demand graph?

a)

price

b)

quantity demanded

c)

quantity supplied

d)

changes in demand

90.
Which of the following is an economic system in which the government and people are used to decide how to use scarce resources?
a)
Market economy
b)
Command economy
c)
Traditional economy
d)
Mixed economy