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Supply And Demand Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The graph represents: Demand or Supply?
a)
Demand
b)
Supply
2.

Assume that pens and pencils are substitutes. If the pencil manufacturers experience a decrease in the price of wood, which of the following will most likely occur?

a)

The demand curve for pencils will shift to the left.

b)

The supply curve for pens will shift to the right.

c)

The demand curve for pens will shift to the left.

d)

The supply curve for pencils will shift to the left.

3.

Two tropical nations, Costa Luna and St. Pierre, hire tour boat operators in a perfectly competitive labor market. If the demand for tour boat operators in Costa Luna falls, wages in Costa Luna are likely to:

a)

rise, and the supply of workers in St. Pierre would decrease.

b)
stay the same
c)
fluctuate
d)

fall, and the supply of workers in St. Pierre would increase.

4.

In which of the following market structures do firms face low barriers to entry?

Select all answers that apply.

a)


monopoly

b)

monopolistic competition

c)

oligopoly

d)

perfect competition

5.

In a free market, as price increases the quantity supplied will __________ while the quantity demanded will __________.

a)

increase; decrease

b)

remain the same; increase

c)

decrease; remain the same

d)

decrease; increase

6.

Which of the following would cause a leftward shift of the supply curve as shown?

a)

a decrease in the price of an input needed to produce the final product

b)

a decrease in consumer wages

c)

an increase in subsidies for the production firm

d)

an increase in the price of an input needed to produce the final product

7.

Susie and Sally open a lemonade stand in their neighborhood and within the first day, they sell out of lemonade in just a few hours. The next day, Susie and Sally again sell out of lemonade in a few hours. Because they can only carry so many supplies to their stand, they decide to raise the price of their lemonade. Susie and Sally's choice best demonstrates which of the following?

a)
Competition
b)
Scarcity
c)

Supply and demand

d)
Monopoly
8.

An early winter frost destroys a large portion of the American tomato crop, drastically reducing supply, resulting in an _______ in price and a __________ in quantity demanded.

a)

increase, decrease

b)
decrease, increase
c)
decrease, increase
d)
decrease, increase
9.

Assume that bicycles and skateboards are substitutes. If the skateboard manufacturers experience a decrease in the price of wheels, which of the following will most likely occur? What is the curve?

a)
The price of bicycles will increase.
b)
The demand curve for skateboards will shift to the left.
c)
The demand curve for skateboards will shift to the right.
d)

The demand curve for bicycles will shift to the left.

10.

In what market do businesses sell goods and services to households?

a)

Product Market

b)

Factor Market

c)

Resource Market

11.

In a free market economy who owns the resources?

a)

state governments

b)

the federal government

c)

households

d)

local governments

12.

In the circular flow diagram firms pay wages for which factor of production?

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Entrepreneurship

d)

Raw materials

13.
Goods and services are sold in the ___ market
a)
Factor 
b)
Product
14.

This is a hybrid, with some elements of a corporation and some elements of a sole 

proprietorship/partnership.

a)

Limited Liability Company

b)

Limitied Liability Partnership

c)

General Partnership

d)

S Corporation

15.

They may have no more than 100 shareholders.

a)

Sole Proprietorship

b)

General Partnership

c)

C Corporation

d)

S Corporation

16.

There is just one owner

a)

Limited Liability Partnership

b)

Sole Proprietorship

c)

Limited Liability Corporation

d)

Franchise

17.
In perfect competition, the product is differentiated
a)
True
b)
False
18.
In which market structure is there the MOST competition?
a)
Monopoly
b)
Oligopoly
c)
Monopolistic Competition
d)
Perfect Competition
19.
Which type of market structures has very few producers(companies) that control the majority of the market?
Hint: think of the soda market
a)
perfect competition
b)
monopolistic competition
c)
oligopoly
d)
monopoly
20.
Which scenario is an example of a monopoly? 
a)
A local water company is the sole provider of water for a small town.
b)
A dry cleaner specializes in environmentally friendly cleaning methods.  
c)
A farmer produces green beans for sale at a farmer's market.
d)
A small number of cereal companies produce most of the cereal on the market.
21.

Explain how an increase in the number of buyers can impact the demand curve.

a)

An increase in the number of buyers can cause the demand curve to become horizontal.

b)

An increase in the number of buyers can make the demand curve steeper.

c)

An increase in the number of buyers can shift the demand curve to the right.

d)

An increase in the number of buyers can shift the demand curve downwards.

22.

How does a decrease in the number of buyers affect the demand curve?

a)

The demand curve will become steeper.

b)

The demand curve will shift to the right.

c)

The demand curve will disappear.

d)

The demand curve will shift to the left.

23.

If the price of a substitute good decreases, what happens to the demand for a product?

a)

Demand for the product becomes elastic.

b)

Demand for the product increases.

c)

Demand for the product decreases.

d)

Demand for the product remains the same.

24.

Discuss how a decrease in the number of buyers can impact the demand curve.

a)

A decrease in the number of buyers can shift the demand curve to the left, resulting in lower demand for the product or service.

b)

An increase in the number of buyers can shift the demand curve to the left

c)

A decrease in the number of buyers can shift the demand curve to the right

d)

A decrease in the number of buyers has no impact on the demand curve

25.
When quantity supplied and quantity demanded is equal
a)
surplus
b)
shortage
c)
equilibrium
d)
law of demand