WorksheetsChapter 5 - Supply
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Avery owns a bakery. One day, she notices that the price of cupcakes in her town has increased. According to the law of supply, what is Avery most likely to do?
A. Avery will offer less cupcakes as their price increases.
B. Avery will offer more cupcakes as their price increases.
C. The number of cupcakes Avery offers remains constant regardless of price.
D. Demand drives changes in how many cupcakes Avery offers.
Elijah owns a small retail store. Which of the following is a fixed cost for his business?
A. Wages for hourly workers.
B. Salary for store manager.
C. Cost of raw materials.
D. Shipping costs.
Samuel owns a bakery and is considering how many loaves of bread to produce each day. What is the definition of supply in this context?
A. The amount of a good or service consumers are willing to buy.
B. The total goods and services available at all price levels.
C. The willingness of producers to produce at various price levels.
D. The price at which supply equals demand.
Evelyn runs a factory that produces smartphones. Recently, she invested in new machinery that makes the production process faster and cheaper. What happens to the supply of smartphones when production technology improves?
A. Supply decreases due to higher costs.
B. Supply increases due to lower costs.
C. Supply stays the same.
D. Supply becomes unpredictable.
Avery owns a factory that produces furniture. Which of the following events would shift Avery's supply curve to the left?
A. New production technology.
B. A tax increase on production.
C. A subsidy for producers.
D. Lower input costs.
Harper owns a bakery and notices that when the price of her cupcakes increases, she is able to supply more cupcakes to the market. What is the elasticity of supply?
A. How demand changes in response to supply.
B. How supply changes in response to a change in price.
C. How production costs vary with demand.
D. How supply adjusts to fixed costs.
Maya runs a small manufacturing business. She is reviewing her expenses to understand which costs change depending on how much she produces. Which of these is a variable cost?
A. Factory rent.
B. Salaries for permanent staff.
C. Costs of electricity or A/C for production.
D. Property taxes.
Ethan owns a bakery and notices that when the price of his cupcakes changes, the amount he is willing to supply also changes, resulting in a movement along the supply curve. What causes this movement along the supply curve?
A. Input costs.
B. Price of the good.
C. Technology.
D. Number of producers.
Scarlett owns a small farm and receives regular payments from the government to help her cover costs and keep her business running. What is this type of payment called?
A. A payment made by the government to support a business or market.
B. A tax on goods produced domestically.
C. A discount offered by a supplier to consumers.
D. The cost of goods sold by a producer.
James owns a factory that produces furniture. Which of the following situations would decrease the supply of furniture from his factory?
A. A decrease in the cost of raw materials.
B. An improvement in production efficiency.
C. An increase in labor wages.
D. An increase in producer subsidies.
Noah runs a bakery and wants to understand how many loaves of bread he would be willing to supply at different price points. What does the supply schedule show?
A. The total demand for a good at various price levels.
B. The quantity supplied of a good at various price levels.
C. The elasticity of supply.
D. The relationship between supply and demand.
Olivia owns a bakery and is deciding how many cakes to bake each day. What is the primary factor that influences how many cakes Olivia supplies to the market?
A. Consumer preferences.
B. Price of the good.
C. Government regulation.
D. Elasticity of demand.
Benjamin owns a factory that produces furniture. If the government increases taxes on the production of furniture, what happens to the supply of furniture from Benjamin's factory?
A. Supply increases.
B. Supply decreases.
C. Supply remains constant.
D. Supply curve becomes perfectly elastic.
Aiden runs a bakery and notices that as he hires more workers, the bakery's output increases, but at a decreasing rate. Which of the following best describes this situation?
A. Output increases at an increasing rate as more units are produced.
B. Output decreases as more units are produced.
C. Output increases, but at a decreasing rate as more units are produced.
D. Output remains constant regardless of the number of units produced.
Aiden owns a bakery and notices that when he raises the price of his bread, the amount of bread he is willing to supply changes. Which term refers to how much the quantity supplied of bread responds to a change in price?
A. Elasticity of demand.
B. Elasticity of supply.
C. Marginal cost.
D. Equilibrium.
Suppose several new farmers, including Grace and Elijah, start growing strawberries in a region. What effect does this increase in the number of producers have on the supply curve for strawberries?
D. Makes the supply curve steeper.
C. No effect on the supply curve.
B. Shifts the supply curve to the right.
A. Shifts the supply curve to the left.
Luna owns a bakery and sells cupcakes. Which of the following factors would cause Luna to adjust the quantity of cupcakes she supplies, moving along her supply curve?
C. A change in production technology.
B. A change in the price of the cupcakes.
D. A change in government regulations.
A. A change in consumer preferences.
Liam owns a bakery and recently the price of flour, his main ingredient, has decreased. How does this decrease in input costs affect the supply of bread at Liam's bakery?
A. Supply decreases.
B. Supply increases.
C. Supply remains constant.
D. Supply becomes unpredictable.
Suppose the government provides a subsidy to farmers for growing wheat. What is the impact of this subsidy on the supply curve for wheat?
D. No effect on the supply curve.
B. Shifts the supply curve to the right.
A. Shifts the supply curve to the left.
C. Makes the supply curve steeper.
Maya owns a bakery and uses flour as a raw material. What happens to the supply of bread if the cost of flour decreases?
D. Supply becomes unpredictable.
C. Supply remains constant.
B. Supply increases.
A. Supply decreases.
Jackson owns a bakery and the local government introduces a new regulation that increases the cost of packaging materials. What is the most likely effect on the supply of baked goods from Jackson's bakery?
A. Supply increases.
D. Supply becomes perfectly elastic.
B. Supply decreases.
C. Supply remains unchanged.
Emma runs a farm and notices that the price of strawberries has dropped significantly. According to the law of supply, what is Emma most likely to do?
D. Increase the price of strawberries.
A. Offer more strawberries for sale.
B. Offer fewer strawberries for sale.
C. Keep the quantity supplied the same.
Lucas owns a bakery and is considering hiring more workers. If each additional worker adds less to total output than the previous one, which economic principle does this illustrate?
B. Law of increasing returns.
C. Law of constant returns.
D. Law of supply and demand.
A. Law of diminishing returns.
