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Supply and Demand Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is supply in economic terms?

a)

The amount of goods sellers have

b)

The relationship between the price of a good and how much sellers want to sell

c)

The amount of goods consumers want

d)

The relationship between the price of a good and how much consumers want to buy

2.

What is demand in economic terms?

a)

The relationship between the price of a good and how much consumers want to buy

b)

The relationship between the price of a good and how much sellers want to sell

c)

The amount of goods consumers want

d)

The amount of goods sellers have

3.

What happens to demand if the price of a good increases?

a)

Demand becomes zero

b)

Demand remains constant

c)

Demand decreases

d)

Demand increases

4.

What happens to supply if the price of a good increases?

a)

Supply remains constant

b)

Supply increases

c)

Supply decreases

d)

Supply becomes zero

5.

Who first described the phenomenon of supply and demand?

a)

John Locke

b)

James Steuart

c)

Adam Smith

d)

John Stuart Mill

6.

What is the equilibrium price?

a)

The price at which the quantity demanded by consumers is greater than the quantity supplied by producers

b)

The price at which the quantity demanded by consumers is less than the quantity supplied by producers

c)

The price at which the quantity demanded by consumers is equal to the quantity supplied by producers

d)

The price at which the quantity demanded by consumers is zero

7.

What happens when the system of supply, demand, and price is interfered with?

a)

We get shortages

b)

Demand increases

c)

Supply increases

d)

Nothing changes

8.

What was the result of the US federal government’s price controls on natural gas in the 1960s and '70s?

a)

Supply of natural gas increased

b)

Demand for natural gas decreased

c)

Natural gas became more profitable

d)

Natural gas shortages occurred

9.

What is the principle of supply and demand?

a)

A constant relationship between price and quantity

b)

A fixed amount of goods in the market

c)

An evolving relationship between price and quantity

d)

A fixed amount of demand from consumers

10.

What is the likely equilibrium price of a loaf of sourdough bread in a city or country?

a)

$2 per loaf

b)

$100 per loaf

c)

$1 per loaf

d)

$3 per loaf