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Econ Quiz 2024

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much of a good or service a producer (a business) is able and willing to make for sale to consumers is

a)

demand

b)

supply

c)

supply and demand

d)

competition

2.

Why would a producer want to make more of something when prices rise?

a)

To make less money

b)

They enjoy their jobs

c)

Profit

d)

Supply

3.

As the price of a good or service falls due to lack of demand, producers will

a)

make more of it

b)

change their business

c)

profit

d)

make less of it

4.

Which is NOT a factor that can change supply

a)

taxes

b)

population

c)

technology

d)

competition

5.

New technology will lead to

a)

An increase in supply

b)

A decrease in supply

c)

technology does not impact supply

6.

Supply can be shown on a

a)

Supply Schedule Chart

b)

Supply Curve

c)

Demand Curve

d)

Both a supply schedule chart and a supply curve

7.

The law of supply says

a)

when the price of a good or service rises, the producer (the business) will want to make or produce less of that good

b)

when the price of a good or service rises, the producer (the business) will want to make or produce more of that good

c)

when the price of a good or service decreases, the producer (the business) will want to make or produce more of that good

d)

when the price of a good or service decreases, the producer (the business) will want to make or produce another good

8.

What does a demand curve show?

a)

The total revenue of a company

b)

The relationship between supply and demand

c)

The quantities of a product purchased at different prices

d)

The maximum price a consumer is willing to pay

9.

What is the law of demand?

a)

Consumers buy more at higher prices

b)

Demand remains constant regardless of price

c)

Price has no effect on quantity demanded

d)

Consumers buy more at lower prices

10.

If the price of tacos at Taco Bell decreases, then the quantity demanded of tacos will ____

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

d)

cannot be determined

11.

What determines the prices of goods and services?

a)

Supply

b)

Demand

c)

Supply and demand

d)

Goods

12.

What exists when quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded?

a)

Surplus

b)

Shortage

c)

Overflow

d)

Mass outrage

13.

A market is said to be in equilibrium when

a)

when demand is higher than the supply

b)

when demand is lower than the supply

c)

when the demand and supply quantities are equal

d)

when the supply is doubled the demand

14.

the price at which a good is bought and sold in a market equilibrium is called

a)

retail price

b)

equilibrium price

c)

discount price

d)

base price

15.

Kanye West's new shoe the Yeezy Boost sold out in stores. This is an example of...

a)

shortage

b)

surplus

c)

equilibrium

d)

supply

16.

What happens to price when the market has a surplus

a)

price drops

b)

price stays the same

c)

price increases

d)

price triples

17.

What is the price ceiling?

a)

The minimum price allowed set by the government

b)

The maximum price allowed set by the government

c)

The highest price on the market

d)

An overhead interior surface

18.
What does this curve represent?
a)
demand
b)
supply
c)
equilibrium
d)
shortage
19.
What does this curve represent?
a)
supply
b)
equilibrium
c)
demand
d)
surplus
20.

What do we call the point labeled "A" in this graph?

a)

equilateral

b)

equine

c)

equilibrium

d)

equidistant

21.
At the price of 1.00 there is a 
a)
shortage of 200
b)
surplus of 200
c)
shortage of 400
d)
surplus of 400
22.
If the government set the price at $700, would that be a price ceiling or floor?
a)
Price Ceiling
b)
Price Floor 
c)
Neither
23.
If the government creates a price floor of $80, which one of the following statements is correct?
a)
The quantity demanded = 60
b)
The quantity supplied = 180
c)
There is a shortage of 140
d)
There price floor is ineffective
24.
If the government creates a price ceiling of $30, which one of the following statements is correct?
a)
The quantity demanded = 60
b)
The quantity supplied = 160
c)
There is a surplus of 100
d)
There is a shortage of 100
25.

What would result if the price were set at $1.75

a)

Surplus, Quantity Supplied is greater

b)

Shortage, Quantity Demanded is greater

c)

Quantity Supplied = Quantity Demanded

d)

$1.75