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Understanding Demand in Economics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

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1.

What happens when the price of a product goes up?

a)

More people buy it.

b)

Fewer people buy it.

c)

The price does not affect demand.

d)

Everyone buys the same amount.

2.

What does "demand" mean in economics?

a)

The price of a product.

b)

How much people want to buy something.

c)

The number of stores selling a product.

d)

The amount of money people have.

3.

Why do people buy less when prices go up?

a)

Prices do not affect buying decisions.

b)

They don’t like expensive things.

c)

They have limited money.

d)

Sellers stop selling the product.

4.

Which of these is an example of the law of demand?

a)

Ice cream sales increase in summer.

b)

People buy fewer concert tickets when prices go up.

c)

A company sells more products after advertising.

d)

A store lowers prices but sells the same amount.

5.

What happens when petrol prices increase?

a)

Petrol demand stays the same.

b)

People buy more petrol.

c)

People drive less.

d)

Petrol disappears from stores.

6.

What is "price elasticity"?

a)

How much demand changes when price changes.

b)

The price of rubber products.

c)

The way sellers decide their profits.

d)

The number of people selling a product.

7.

What can change demand besides price?

a)

The weather.

b)

People's income.

c)

Fashion trends.

d)

All of the above.

8.

Use the words from the box below to complete each sentence.

Word bank:
demand – supply – increase – limited – price – profit – budget – taxes – inflation – business


If the government lowers (a)   , people will have more money to spend.

9.

Use the words from the box below to complete each sentence.

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demand – supply – increase – limited – price – profit – budget – taxes – inflation – business


The company made a big (a)   after launching its new product line.

10.

Use the words from the box below to complete each sentence.

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demand – supply – increase – limited – price – profit – budget – taxes – inflation – business


Due to (a)   , the cost of living has risen sharply over the past few years.

11.

Use the words from the box below to complete each sentence.

Word bank:
demand – supply – increase – limited – price – profit – budget – taxes – inflation – business

The store has only a (a)   number of items left, so hurry up!

12.

Use the words from the box below to complete each sentence. Each word is used once only.

Word bank:
demand – supply – increase – limited – price – profit – budget – taxes – inflation – business

Every household should plan a monthly (a)   to control spending.

13.

Use the words from the box below to complete each sentence.

Word bank:
demand – supply – increase – limited – price – profit – budget – taxes – inflation – business

Running your own (a)   requires good management and decision-making skills.

14.

Use the words from the box below to complete each sentence.

Word bank:
demand – supply – increase – limited – price – profit – budget – taxes – inflation – business

The company plans to (a)   production next year to meet growing demand.

15.

Translate into Vietnamese:

Technology exists in a free market because producers need ways to reduce their costs. They cannot buy cheaper raw materials. Instead, they must make better use of time and labour. Technology is the use of tools and machines to do jobs in a better way.

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