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Supply and Demand Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of supply?

a)

The maximum amount of a product that sellers are willing and able to provide over some time period at various prices

b)

The maximum amount of a product that producers are willing and able to provide over some time period at one price

c)

The maximum amount of a product that buyers are willing and able to purchase over some time period at various prices

d)

The maximum amount of a product that buyers are willing and able to purchase over some time period at one price

2.

Oliver and Evelyn are at a candy store. The price of their favorite candy drops. According to the law of demand, what would likely happen?

a)

Oliver and Evelyn would want to buy more candy (As prices decrease, quantity demanded increases)

b)

Oliver and Evelyn would want to buy less candy (As prices decrease, quantity demanded decreases)

c)

Oliver and Evelyn would want to buy the same amount of candy (As prices increase, quantity demanded stays the same)

3.

Imagine Abigail and Jose are running a lemonade stand. They are trying to figure out the relationship between the price of their lemonade and how much they sell. What does this scenario illustrate?

a)

The relationship between price and quantity demanded

b)

The relationship between price and quantity supplied

c)

The relationship between income and quantity demanded

d)

The relationship between price and income

4.

What is the law of supply?

a)

As prices increase, quantity supplied decreases

b)

As prices increase, quantity supplied increases

c)

As prices decrease, quantity supplied increases

5.

Avery is running a lemonade stand. They discover a new method to make lemonade that reduces their production cost. What happens to the supply of their lemonade?

a)

It decreases

b)

It increases

c)

It remains the same

d)

It fluctuates

6.

Avery is running a lemonade stand. Suddenly, the price of their competitor Abigail's orange juice falls. What happens to the supply of Avery's lemonade?

a)

It fluctuates

b)

It remains the same

c)

It decreases

d)

It increases

7.

Avery is running a lemonade stand. They are considering whether to accept a subsidy from their parents. What effect would this subsidy have on their lemonade supply?

a)

It has no effect on supply

b)

It fluctuates supply

c)

It increases supply

d)

It decreases supply

8.

What happens to the supply curve for a product when the number of sellers in the market increases?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

c)

It fluctuates

d)

It remains the same

9.

What happens to the demand for an inferior product when income increases?

a)

It decreases.

b)

It increases.

c)

It stays the same.

d)

It fluctuates.

10.

What happens to the demand for a product when consumers expect it to be more expensive in the future?

a)

It increases.

b)

It decreases.

c)

It stays the same.

d)

It fluctuates.

11.

What is market equilibrium?

a)

When quantity demanded is less than quantity supplied

b)

When quantity demanded is more than quantity supplied

c)

When quantity demanded equals quantity supplied

d)

When quantity demanded is unrelated to quantity supplied

12.

Imagine you are the world's top economist. You've just discovered that the world is facing the biggest rice shortage in 20 years! What do you predict will happen to the price of rice in the global market?

a)

Price will decrease

b)

Price will increase

c)

Price will remain the same

13.

What do you predict will happen to the price of cotton due to the decrease in supply caused by climate change and other factors?

a)

Price will increase

b)

Price will decrease

c)

Price will remain the same

14.

Jamal and Luna are having a debate about price gouging. They are discussing different scenarios. Which of the following scenarios they discussed would be a good example of price gouging?

a)

Stores increase the price of warm coats during the winter

b)

Stores increase the price of candy in the month before Halloween

c)

Stores increase the price of bottled water in the days before an incoming hurricane

15.

Assume that the demand and supply for electric vehicles increases. What should happen to the price and quantity in this market?

a)

Price will increase and quantity will increase

b)

Price will decrease and quantity will increase

c)

Price will either increase or decrease depending on which shift is larger and quantity will definitely increase