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Unit 2- Supply and Demand

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The concept of demand refers to:

a)

The total cost of producing a good

b)

The quantity of a good that consumers are willing and able to buy at each price

c)

The maximum price a seller can charge

d)

The profit businesses earn from sales

2.

Which of the following best illustrates the law of demand?

a)

As the price of pizza increases, people buy more pizza

b)

As the price of pizza decreases, people buy more pizza

c)

As the price of pizza decreases, people buy less pizza

d)

As the price of pizza increases, demand shifts right

3.

What does the demand curve show?

a)

How much producers are willing to supply at different prices

b)

How much consumers are willing to buy at different prices

c)

The relationship between supply and equilibrium

d)

The government’s role in pricing

4.

A movement along the demand curve occurs when:

a)

Income increases

b)

Preferences change

c)

The price of the good changes

d)

The supply of the good increases

5.

If the price of a substitute good decreases, the demand curve for the original good will:

a)

Shift left

b)

Shift right

c)

Stay the same

d)

Move along the curve

6.

Supply refers to:

a)

The goods consumers want to buy at each price

b)

The goods producers are willing and able to sell at different prices

c)

The number of firms in a market

d)

The total demand for a product

7.

The law of supply states:

a)

Price and quantity supplied usually move in the same direction

b)

Price and quantity supplied usually move in opposite directions

c)

Price has no effect on supply

d)

Supply only changes when demand changes

8.

The supply curve typically:

a)

Slopes downward

b)

Slopes upward

c)

Is flat

d)

Moves horizontally

9.

What causes a movement along the supply curve?

a)

A change in production technology

b)

A change in the good’s price

c)

A change in consumer income

d)

A change in preferences

10.

An improvement in technology would cause the supply curve to:

a)

Shift left

b)

Shift right

c)

Stay the same

d)

Move upward

11.

Coffee and tea are examples of:

a)

Complements

b)

Substitutes

c)

Fixed costs

d)

Surpluses

12.

If the price of peanut butter rises, the demand for jelly will likely:

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stay the same

d)

Become a surplus

13.

When adding more workers eventually reduces productivity, this illustrates:

a)

Law of diminishing marginal utility

b)

Law of diminishing returns

c)

Law of supply

d)

Law of demand

14.

Which of the following is a fixed cost?

a)

Raw materials

b)

Electricity used for production

c)

Rent for the factory

d)

Wages paid to hourly workers

15.

Which of the following is a variable cost?

a)

Loan payments

b)

Factory rent

c)

Property taxes

d)

Cost of raw materials

16.

Marginal cost measures:

a)

The change in revenue when one more unit is sold

b)

The total cost of production

c)

The change in total cost when output increases by one unit

d)

The average fixed cost per unit

17.

Marginal revenue is:

a)

The total revenue earned by a business

b)

The revenue gained from selling one more unit of output

c)

The cost of producing one more unit

d)

The total profit made after costs

18.

Market equilibrium occurs when:

a)

Demand is greater than supply

b)

Supply is greater than demand

c)

Quantity demanded equals quantity supplied

d)

Price is higher than cost

19.

A surplus occurs when:

a)

Quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied

b)

Quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded

c)

Quantity supplied equals quantity demanded

d)

Price is below equilibrium

20.

A shortage occurs when:

a)

Quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded

b)

Quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied

c)

Quantity supplied equals quantity demanded

d)

Price is above equilibrium

21.

If consumers suddenly want more of a product at all prices, this is called:

a)

Increase in supply

b)

Increase in demand

c)

Movement along the demand curve

d)

Surplus

22.

If people buy less of a product at all prices, this is called:

a)

Decrease in supply

b)

Increase in supply

c)

Decrease in demand

d)

Shortage

23.

Which of the following causes an increase in supply?

a)

Higher production costs

b)

Lower input costs

c)

Lower productivity

d)

Higher taxes

24.

If the government raises taxes on producers, the supply curve will likely:

a)

Shift right

b)

Shift left

c)

Stay the same

d)

Move along the curve

25.

Which of the following is an example of a price floor?

a)

Rent control

b)

Minimum wage

c)

Price ceiling on gasoline

d)

A sale price set by a store

26.

A price ceiling is best illustrated by:

a)

Minimum wage laws

b)

Rent control laws

c)

Tax increases on businesses

d)

Agricultural subsidies