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Economic Systems & Supply and Demand

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

What happens to the price of a product when the demand for it increases?

a)

The price decreases

b)

The price stays the same

c)

The price fluctuates randomly

d)

The price increases

2.

Which factor can cause a decrease in demand for a product?

a)

Increase in population

b)

Increase in income

c)

Increase in advertising

d)

Increase in the price of substitutes

3.

When the supply of a product exceeds the demand for it, what happens to the price?

a)

The price increases

b)

The price decreases

c)

The price stays the same

d)

The price fluctuates randomly

4.

Which factor can cause an increase in supply for a product?

a)

Increase in production costs

b)

Decrease in competition

c)

Decrease in government regulations

d)

Increase in technological advancements

5.

What is the equilibrium price?

a)

The highest price a buyer is willing to pay

b)

The lowest price a seller is willing to accept

c)

The price where quantity demanded equals quantity supplied

d)

The price determined solely by the seller's preferences

6.

What is a command economy?

a)

An economic system where supply and demand determine prices and allocation of resources.

b)

An economic system where the government controls all aspects of production and distribution.

c)

An economic system where individuals and businesses make their own economic decisions.

d)

An economic system that relies on customs, traditions, and beliefs to guide economic activity.

7.

What is a market economy?

a)

An economic system where supply and demand determine prices and allocation of resources.

b)

An economic system where the government controls all aspects of production and distribution.

c)

An economic system where individuals and businesses make their own economic decisions.

d)

An economic system that relies on customs, traditions, and beliefs to guide economic activity.

8.

What is a mixed economy?

a)

An economic system where supply and demand determine prices and allocation of resources.

b)

An economic system where the government controls all aspects of production and distribution.

c)

An economic system where individuals and businesses make their own economic decisions.

d)

An economic system that combines elements of both command and market economies.

9.

What is a traditional economy?

a)

An economic system where supply and demand determine prices and allocation of resources.

b)

An economic system where the government controls all aspects of production and distribution.

c)

An economic system where individuals and businesses make their own economic decisions.

d)

An economic system that relies on customs, traditions, and beliefs to guide economic activity.

10.

Which economic system is most commonly found in the real world?

a)

Command economy

b)

Market economy

c)

Mixed economy

d)

Traditional economy

11.

Which of the following best represents the law of demand?

a)

As demand increases, supply increases.

b)

As price decreases, quantity demanded increases.

c)

As supply decreases, demand increases.

d)

As price increases, quantity demanded increases.

12.

Which factor can cause a shift in the demand curve?

a)

Change in production technology

b)

Change in consumer income

c)

Change in the number of suppliers

d)

Change in government regulations

13.

If the price of a substitute good increases, what happens to the demand for the original good?

a)

It decreases.

b)

It remains unchanged.

c)

It increases.

d)

It depends on the supply of the original good.

14.

Which of the following will cause a movement along the supply curve?

a)

Better technology developed for more rapid production

b)

Competitors leave the market

c)

Producers have to spend more for production

d)

All of these could cause a shift in the supply curve as they all affect the producers.

15.

In this scenario, what would happen on this chart that represents leather jackets?

a)

Supply curve would shift inward

b)

Supply curve would shift outward

c)

Demand curve would shift inward

d)

Demand curve would shift outward

16.

In this scenario, how would this chart representing leather jackets be affect?

a)

Supply curve shifts inward

b)

Supply curve shifts outward

c)

Demand curve shift inward

d)

Demand curve shifts outward

17.

In this scenario, how would this chart representing leather jackets be affected?

a)

Supply curve shifts inward

b)

Supply curve shifts outward

c)

Demand curve shifts inward

d)

Demand curve shifts outward

18.

In this scenario, what would happen in this chart representing leather jackets?

a)

Supply curve shifts inward

b)

Supply curve shifts outward

c)

Demand curve shifts inward

d)

Demand curve shifts outward

19.

Weather forecasters predict this summer will be much hotter than usual. What will probably happen to the demand for air conditioners?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.
Consider the market for cellular phones. Which of the following shifts the demand curve leftward? 
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