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Lieffers_ Unit 3 Test: Supply & Demand

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In a city facing a housing crisis, the government decides to set a legal maximum rent to protect tenants. What is this an example of?

a)

Price Ceilings

b)

Supply

c)

Demand

d)

Substitute

e)

Complement

2.

The combination of quantities that someone would be willing and able to buy over a range of possible prices at a given moment; they want to buy something and while also having the ability to buy it

a)
Demand
b)
Supply
c)
Substitute
d)
Complement
e)
Variable Input
3.

Which term describes a resource or factor of production that remains unchanged, regardless of the quantity of output a firm produces in a certain period of time?

a)

Fixed Input

b)

Market Equilibrium

c)

Price Elasticity

d)

Variable Cost

e)

Marginal Utility

4.

Ben and Lucy are planning a movie night and need to buy two items that are often bought and used together for such an occasion.

a)

Complement

b)

Supply

c)

Demand

d)

Substitute

e)

Variable Input

5.

In a farmers market, Hannah notices the point where the supply of organic apples and the demand from customers meet is often referred to as the..... "sweet spot"

a)

Equilibrium

b)

Supply

c)

Demand

d)

Substitute

e)

Complement

6.

Alex is deciding between two brands of coffee that serve the same purpose for him. These brands are examples of what kind of goods?

a)

Substitute

b)

Supply

c)

Demand

d)

Complement

e)

Variable Input

7.

Total amount of a specific good or service that is available to consumers

a)
Supply
b)
Demand
c)
Substitute
d)
Complement
e)
Variable Input
8.

A resource or factor of production that cannot be changed in a certain period of time

a)
Fixed Input
b)
Supply
c)
Demand
d)
Substitute
e)
Complement
9.

If the market for quantity supplied or demand of organic apples is anywhere but equilibrium

a)

Disequilibrium

b)

Supply

c)

Demand

d)

Substitute

e)

Complement

10.

Legal minimum price for a product

a)
Price Floors
b)
Supply
c)
Demand
d)
Substitute
e)
Complement
11.

Buying the cheaper off-brand version of food instead of the more expensive name-brand version of food is an example of what?

a)
Substitution Effect
b)
Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility
c)
Subsidy
d)
Specialization
12.

True or False:

A change in price is the only thing that affects movement along the demand curve.

a)
True
b)
False
13.

The more you listen to one song, the less satisfying it gets over time. This is an example of what?

a)
Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility
b)
Complements
c)
Increasing Marginal Returns
d)
Break-Even Point
14.

If the elasticity of demand is equal to 1, it is what?

a)
Unit Elastic
b)
Inelastic
c)
Elastic
15.

Due to the Law of Demand, more people will buy goods at _________?

a)
Lower Prices
b)
Higher Prices
16.

When tastes & advertising change, what is affected?

"Out of style"

a)
Demand
b)
Supply
17.

When government regulations change, what is affected?

a)
Demand
b)
Supply
18.

Where is Stage 2 (Diminishing Marginal Returns) on this table?

When the Marginal Product is...

a)
0 to 28
b)
20 to 4
c)
-3 to -10
19.

True or False:

The total production starts decreasing during stage 2

a)
True
b)
False
20.

True or False:

Most companies are in stage 2

a)
True
b)
False
21.

Gatorade and Powerade are examples of what?

a)
Substitutes
b)
Complements
22.

When the demand for a product does not significantly change with an increase or decrease in its price, how is the product's demand classified?

a)

Elastic

b)

Inelastic

23.

Paperclips are small, so this business can store a lot of them at once.

Does that make the supply of paperclips more elastic or inelastic?

a)
Elastic
b)
Inelastic
24.

Apples take a long time to grow.

This makes the supply of them more...

a)
Elastic
b)
Inelastic
25.

Medicine is a necessity.

The demand for them is more .....

a)
Elastic
b)
Inelastic
26.

If we're thinking about geographic location, which item is more elastic: Fay-go (pop made in Michigan) or the Japanese Marble Soda?

a)
Faygo
b)
Japanese Marble Soda
27.

Using the image below, calculate the elasticity of demand from Point A to Point F

a)
6
b)
-6
c)
2.33
d)
-2.33
28.

Use the graph.

What is changing and how?

a)
Quantity Supplied - Increasing
b)
Quantity Supplied - Decreasing
c)
Quantity Demanded - Increasing
d)
Quantity Demanded - Decreasing
29.

Use the graph below.

What is changing and how?

a)
Quantity Supplied - Increasing
b)
Quantity Supplied - Decreasing
c)
Quantity Demanded - Increasing
d)
Quantity Demanded - Decreasing
30.

The price of hot dogs just increased.

How does that affect hot dog buns?

a)
Demand curve shifts right
b)
Demand curve shifts left
c)
Supply curve shifts right
d)
Supply curve shift left
e)
There is a movement along the curve
31.

The price of tea increases.

What changes?

a)
Demand curve shifts right
b)
Demand curve shifts left
c)
Supply curve shifts right
d)
Supply curve shift left
e)
There is a movement along a curve
32.

Crop tops are in fashion.

What is about to change?

a)
Demand curve shifts right
b)
Demand curve shifts left
c)
Supply curve shifts right
d)
Supply curve shift left
e)
There is a movement along a curve
33.

You're making ovens and your technology to produce them gets better.

What changes?

a)
Demand curve shifts right
b)
Demand curve shifts left
c)
Supply curve shifts right
d)
Supply curve shift left
e)
There is a movement along a curve
34.

Where is the equilibrium of the graph below?

a)
(1, 2)
b)
(3, 3)
c)
(5, 5)
d)
(2, 1)
35.

Are the green dots are showing a shortage or surplus?

a)
Shortage
b)
Surplus
36.

What is the NEW equilibrium of the graph below?

a)
(8 , 15)
b)
(6, 25)
c)
(25, 6)
d)
(3, 40)
37.

You are producing TVs and the materials for building TVs just got more expensive.

What is going to be the new equilibrium?

a)
(3, 40)
b)
(6, 25)
c)
(9, 10)
d)
(25, 6)
38.

The population increases.

What is the new equilibrium?

a)
(7, 30)
b)
(6, 25)
c)
(4, 15)
d)
(9, 2)
39.

78 / 2. Finally, we're done, right?

a)

OF COURSE

b)

WITHOUT A DOUBT

40.

If a good has a price elasticity of demand of 0.5, it is considered:

a)

Perfectly elastic

b)

Elastic

c)

Inelastic

d)

Perfectly inelastic

41.
Swimsuits in the middle of summer
a)
high demand
b)
low demand
42.

____ is when there are limited resources or resources are in short supply.

a)
Abundance
b)
Plenty
c)
Excess
d)
Scarcity
43.

What will happen to the price of teddy bears if puppy dogs become the most popular stuffed toy?

a)

The price will increase

b)

The price will decrease

44.

What will happen to the price of baby cribs if there is a large increase in the number of babies born?

a)

The price will increase

b)

The price will decarese

45.

What is the law of supply?

a)

As the price of a good increases, the quantity supplied decreases.

b)

As the price of a good decreases, the quantity supplied increases.

c)

As the price of a good increases, the quantity supplied increases.

d)

There is no relationship between the price of a good and the quantity supplied.

46.

What would be an example of a shift in the supply curve to the left?

a)

A decrease in the price of raw materials

b)

An increase in the number of producers

c)

A natural disaster that destroys part of the production capacity

d)

A technological advancement that makes production more efficient

47.

What is Market Equilibrium?

a)

It is when demand is greater than supply.

b)

It is when supply is greater than demand.

c)

It is when demand equals supply.

d)

It is when the government sets the price for goods and services.

48.

What does the Law of Demand state?

a)

As the price increases, demand increases.

b)

As the price decreases, demand remains unchanged.

c)

As the price increases, demand decreases.

d)

As the price decreases, supply increases.

49.

What does the law of supply state?

a)

As the price of a good increases, the quantity supplied decreases.

b)

As the price of a good decreases, the quantity supplied increases.

c)

As the price of a good increases, the quantity supplied increases.

d)

As the price of a good decreases, the quantity supplied remains unchanged.

50.

If the price of a good increases, what happens to the quantity demanded, according to the Law of Demand?

a)

It increases.

b)

It decreases.

c)

It remains unchanged.

d)

It first decreases, then increases.

51.

How does an increase in taxes on the production of a good affect the supply curve?

a)

It shifts the supply curve to the right.

b)

It shifts the supply curve to the left.

c)

It causes a movement along the supply curve.

d)

It has no effect on the supply curve.

52.

What causes a movement along the demand curve?

a)

Changes in consumer income

b)

Changes in the price of the good itself

c)

Changes in the prices of related goods

d)

Changes in consumer tastes and preferences