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Applied Economics_Week 2 and 4_Quiz#3

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the state in which market supply and demand balance each other, and as a result prices become stable?

a)

Market Price

b)

Market Equilibrium

c)

Market Disequilibrium

2.

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

a)

Market Price

b)

Market Disequilibrium

c)

Market Equilibrium

3.

What happens to the market when the chocolate bars are priced at $4 each?

a)

surplus

b)

shortage

c)

equilibrium

4.

What happens to the market when the chocolate bars are priced at $1 each?

a)

shortage

b)

surplus

c)

equilibrium

5.

Which statement below would be the most correct to describe the equilibrium price?

a)

$600

b)

$600 per month

c)

$500 per month

d)

$700

6.

Which statement below would be the most correct to describe the equilibrium quantity ?

a)

15 rental houses

b)

15000

c)

15000 rental houses

d)

15

7.
Describes very little a change in demand with a large change in price 
a)
elastic 
b)
inelastic 
c)
demand curve 
d)
price 
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.

What does it mean?

PED = 0

a)

Perfectly inelastic demand

b)

Inelastic demand

c)

Unitarily elastic demand

d)

Elastic demand

e)

Perfectly elastic demand

10.

What does it mean?

PED > 1

a)

Perfectly inelastic demand

b)

Inelastic demand

c)

Unitarily elastic demand

d)

Elastic demand

e)

Perfectly elastic demand

11.

What does it mean?

% change in Quantity demanded = % change in Price.

a)

Perfectly inelastic demand

b)

Inelastic demand

c)

Unitarily elastic demand

d)

Elastic demand

e)

Perfectly elastic demand

12.

Measurement of degree of responsiveness of quantity demanded to changes in price is called

a)

Income elasticity of demand

b)

Price elasticity of demand

c)

Law of demand

d)

Cross elasticity of demand

13.

Products like pencils, books, and other school stationaries are easy to store in a warehouse. If a firm producing such goods and has a good warehousing facilities and can supply more when prices are rising, then supply will be

a)

Inelastic

b)

Unitary elasticity

c)

Elastic

d)

None of the above

14.

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

15.

for PES = 1

a)

PES is perfectly elastic

b)

PES is unitary elastic

c)

PES is perfectly inelastic

d)

PES is elastic

16.

If two goods have negative price cross‑elasticities of demand, the goods are:

a)

inferior goods.

b)

luxury goods.

c)

complementary goods:

d)

substitute goods.

17.

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.

18.
Consumers demand more of this type of good when their income rises.
a)
Normal good
b)
Inferior good
c)
Elastic good
d)
Substitution good
19.

If the income elasticity of market demand is negative, most consumers view the good as:

a)

a luxury good

b)

having many imperfect substitutes.

c)

an inferior good.

d)

a normal good.

20.

Which one is the correct formula for Income Elasticity of demand?

a)

Percentage change in income / Percentage change in quantity demand for a good

b)

Percentage change in quantity demand for a good / Percentage change in income

c)

Percentage change in supplied for a good / Percentage change in income

d)

Percentage change in quantity demand for a good / Percentage change in its price

21.

Applied economics seeks to solve the problems of scarcity. This happens when human wants for goods and services exceed the available supply.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Applied economics helps you understand the basic problems faced by the world today and can make a proposed solution

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The build build build program of the government aims to help improve the infrastructure projects and other programs of the country.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

It studies the way in which societies solve the fundamental problem of reconciling unlimited wants of individuals with limited resources.

a)

Economics as Social Science

b)

Economics as Applied Science

25.

It formulates theories through testing and analyzing historical data.

a)

Economics as Social Science

b)

Economics as Applied Science

26.

It is a powerful tool to reveal the real and exact situation in order to come with things to do.

a)

Economics as Social Science

b)

Economics as Applied Science

27.

It studies how individuals make choices in allocating scarce resources to satisfy their unlimited wants.

a)

Economics as Social Science

b)

Economics as Applied Science

28.

It uses scientific methods to build theories to help explain the behavior of individuals, groups and organizations.

a)

Economics as Social Science

b)

Economics as Applied Science

29.

It formulates theories through testing and analyzing historical data.

a)

Economics as Social Science

b)

Economics as Applied Science

30.

It is a powerful tool to reveal the real and exact situation in order to come with things to do.

a)

Economics as Social Science

b)

Economics as Applied Science

31.

1. In Malthus’ 1798 book suggests there are diminishing returns to and a fixed amount of land. It follows in his argument that growing populations will eventually _____________________________. *

a)

shrink as the land will not produce enough food to support the population’s needs

b)

grow further as people switch from farming to fishing in oceans

c)

stagnate

32.
Thomas Malthus concluded that
a)
population increased arithmetically while food production increased geometrically.
b)
the world's rate of population increase was higher than the development of food supplies.
c)
moral restraint was producing lower crude birth rates.
d)
population growth was outpacing available resources in every country.
33.
Who is responsible for the idea that human population will outgrow food supply?
a)
Malthus
b)
VonThunen
c)
Boserup
d)
Wallerstein
34.

Which of the following is an economic problem?

a)

Poverty

b)

Traffic jam in Metro Manila

c)

Unemployment

d)

All of the above

35.

What is unemployment?

a)

It refers to a person who leave their current job

b)

People who have no work

c)

People who are available for work but do not find any jobs

d)

All of the above

36.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about poverty?

a)

It is a state which for a family/individual is not enough to sustain the food and non-food requirements

b)

It is a condition where people's basic needs for foods, shelter and clothing are not being met

c)

It occurs when people do not enjoy a certain minimum of living standards as determined by a government

d)

None of the above

37.

Which of the following is a cause of poverty

a)

High inflation during crisis

b)

Exposure to risk such as natural disasters

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of the above

38.

Which of the following is a cause of unemployment

a)

Due to people moving between jobs

b)

Fewer jobs available in the market

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of the above

39.

Which of the following statement refers to demand?

a)

A relationship between the price of a product and the quantity demand during a given period.

b)

It shows the number of goods that consumers are willing and able to buy

c)

It refers to a quantity of a good service consumers would choose to buy at a particular price

d)

All of the above

40.

Which of the following statement does not describe the law of demand?

a)

There is a negative relationship between price and quantity demanded

b)

Price is directly affected by quantity demanded

c)

It shows the relationship between price and quantity demanded

d)

None of the above

41.

Which of the following is TRUE about ceteris paribus?

a)

It means that all other things held constant

b)

It is only focused on market demand

c)

It refers to factors of demand shift

d)

None of the above

42.

Which of the following scenarios causes the demand to shift upward?

a)

Consumers are satiated with product

b)

Increase in consumer's income

c)

The price is expected to decrease next week

d)

None of the above

43.

Which of the following factors does not cause a shift in the demand curve?

a)

Price

b)

The income of future prices

c)

Expectations of future prices

d)

None of the above

44.

It is a situation where demand exceeds supply

a)

Scarce

b)

Sufficient

c)

Surplus

d)

Shortage

45.

It is a situation where demand is equal to supply

a)

Price Stability

b)

Market Equilibrium

c)

Fairness and Equity

d)

Economic Growth

46.

It is a situation where supply is greater than demand

a)

Shortage

b)

Surplus

c)

Scarce

d)

Sufficient

47.

In a graph, all points below the equilibrium point are:

a)

Surplus

b)

Shortage

c)

Sufficient

d)

Scarce

48.

In a graph, all points above the equilibrium point are:

a)

Surplus

b)

Shortage

c)

Scarce

d)

Sufficient

49.

It refers to the legal minimum or maximum prices set for specified goods

a)

Price Controls

b)

Price Floor

c)

Price Ceiling

d)

None of the above

50.

It refers to the maximum prices set by the government for products

a)

Price Controls

b)

Price Floor

c)

Price Ceiling

d)

None of the above

51.

This happens when the government imposed a price ceiling

a)

Equilibrium

b)

Shortage

c)

Surplus

d)

None of the above

52.

This is where the price ceiling located in the graph

a)

Above equilibrium point

b)

Parallel to the equilibrium point

c)

Below equilibrium point

d)

None of the above

53.

This happens when the price is not allowed to increase

a)

The new equilibrium price is formed

b)

The decrease in quantity demand

c)

Increase in quantity supplied

d)

None of the above

54.

It measures how the quantity demand changes as the price of related goods changes

a)

Price Elasticity of Demand

b)

Cost Elasticity of Demand

c)

Product Elasticity of Demand

d)

Cross Elasticity of Demand

55.

It measures how the quantity demanded changes as consumer's income changes

a)

Price Elasticity of Demand

b)

Income Elasticity of Demand

c)

Budget Elasticity of Demand

d)

Cross Elasticity of Demand

56.

The change in a factor which leads to a greater change in quantity demanded or supplied

a)

Elastic

b)

Inelastic

c)

Unitary Elastic

d)

None of the above

57.

The change in a factor which leads to a greater change in quantity demanded or supplied

a)

Elastic

b)

Inelastic

c)

Unitary Elastic

d)

None of the above

58.

A measure of the extent to which the quantity demanded of a good change when the price of the good changes

a)

Income Elasticity of Demand

b)

Cross Elasticity of Demand

c)

Price Elasticity of Demand

d)

None of the above

59.

It measures the responsiveness of buyers and sellers on the changes in the market comditions

a)

Elastic

b)

Inelastic

c)

Elasticity

d)

Inelasticity

60.

This happens when the price is allowed to increase

a)

Surplus

b)

Equilibrium

c)

Shortage

d)

None of the above

61.

This is where the price floor located in the graph

a)

Below equilibrium point

b)

Above equilibrium point

c)

Parallel to the equilibrium point

d)

None of the above

62.

A price floor is necessary to implement during this market condition

a)

Equilibrium

b)

Shortage

c)

Surplus

d)

None of the above

63.

It is a common example of a price floor

a)

Minimum wage

b)

Sale and promotion

c)

Discounts

d)

None of the above

64.

It refers to the legal minimum prices set for specified goods and services

a)

Price Controls

b)

Price Floor

c)

Price Ceiling

d)

None of the above