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Economics Quiz (4)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do human wants become when backed by purchasing power?

a)

Needs

b)

Wants

c)

Demands

d)

Desires

2.

What does the law of demand state?

a)

Demand is unrelated to price

b)

Demand increases with price

c)

Demand decreases with price

d)

Demand remains constant with price

3.

What is a Giffen good?

a)

A good that increases in demand when its price rises

b)

A good that is always inelastic

c)

A luxury good

d)

A good that has no substitutes

4.

What is the primary determinant of supply?

a)

Consumer preferences

b)

Market demand

c)

Cost of factors of production

d)

Government regulations

5.

What happens to supply if the price of a product is expected to fall in the future?

a)

Current supply decreases

b)

Supply becomes elastic

c)

Supply remains unchanged

d)

Current supply increases

6.

What is the relationship between price and quantity supplied according to the law of supply?

a)

Direct

b)

Inverse

c)

Variable

d)

No relationship

7.

What does price elasticity of demand measure?

a)

Change in supply due to price

b)

Change in demand due to price

c)

Change in production costs

d)

Change in consumer preferences

8.

If a product's price increases and demand decreases, what type of elasticity is it?

a)

Elastic

b)

Unitary elastic

c)

Inelastic

d)

Perfectly elastic

9.

What is the formula for price elasticity of demand?

a)

Percentage Change in Price ÷ Percentage Change in Quantity Demanded

b)

Percentage Change in Quantity Demanded ÷ Percentage Change in Price

c)

Total Revenue ÷ Price

d)

Total Cost ÷ Quantity

10.

What happens to total revenue if demand is elastic and price increases?

a)

Total revenue remains unchanged

b)

Total revenue decreases

c)

Total revenue fluctuates

d)

Total revenue increases

11.

What type of market structure is characterized by many firms and identical products?

a)

Oligopoly

b)

Monopolistic Competition

c)

Monopoly

d)

Perfect Competition

12.

What does the production function show?

a)

Relationship between price and demand

b)

Relationship between supply and demand

c)

Relationship between costs and revenue

d)

Relationship between inputs and output

13.

What is the law of diminishing marginal returns?

a)

Output increases indefinitely with input

b)

Output increases at a decreasing rate with input

c)

Output decreases with more input

d)

Output remains constant with more input

14.

What are fixed costs?

a)

Costs that change with output

b)

Costs that do not change with output

c)

Costs that vary with demand

d)

Costs that are always variable

15.

What is the minimum efficient scale?

a)

Lowest level of output where LRAC is minimized

b)

Highest level of output where LRAC is maximized

c)

Average cost of production

d)

Total cost of production

16.

What is the effect of economies of scale?

a)

Increases fixed costs

b)

No effect on LRAC

c)

LRAC rises as output increases

d)

LRAC falls as output increases

17.

What is the average total cost formula?

a)

TC × Q

b)

FC ÷ Q

c)

FC + VC

d)

TC ÷ Q

18.

What happens to total revenue if demand is unitary elastic and price changes?

a)

Total revenue increases

b)

Total revenue fluctuates

c)

Total revenue decreases

d)

Total revenue remains unchanged

19.

What is the effect of an increase in the number of sellers on supply?

a)

Supply becomes elastic

b)

Supply increases

c)

Supply remains unchanged

d)

Supply decreases

20.

What is the relationship between price and quantity demanded according to the law of demand?

a)

No relationship

b)

Inverse

c)

Variable

d)

Direct