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Demand

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following would most likely cause a rightward shift in the demand curve for electric cars?

a)

A decrease in the price of electric cars

b)

An increase in the price of gasoline

c)

A decrease in consumer income

d)

An increase in the price of electric cars

2.

Which of these best describes the law of demand?

a)

if prices go up, quantity demanded will fall and if prices go down, quantity demanded will go up

b)

if prices go up, quantity demanded will also go up and if prices go down, quantity demanded will also go down

c)

there is no law of demand, each situation is unique and demand and prices cannot be predicted

d)

prices will go up for certain goods when quantity demanded goes up and vice versa

3.

Identify which determinant of demand (Shifter) is involved: Kohl's Black Friday sales are approaching.

a)

Population

b)

Complementary goods

c)

Consumer expectations

d)

Consumer tastes or preferences

4.

A new study has shown that avocados are extremely healthy. The demand for avocados has increased due to a change in

a)

Population

b)

Price of Substitute Good

c)

Price of Complementary Good

d)

Consumer Preferences/Tastes

5.

When the price of a product increases, a consumer is able to buy less of it. Which effect does this describe?

a)

Cost Effect

b)

Inflationary Effect

c)

Income Effect

d)

Substitution Effect

6.

Which of the following is an example of substitute goods?

a)

Printers and ink cartridges

b)

Bread and butter

c)

Tea and coffee

d)

Peanut butter and jelly

7.

When consumers react to an increase in a good's price by consuming less of that good and more of other goods.

a)

Cost Effect

b)

Income Effect

c)

Substitution Effect

d)

Inflationary Effect

8.

If the price of gas goes up and total revenue goes up, what does that say about the elasticity of gas?

a)

Gas is Elastic

b)

Gas is Inelastic

c)

Gas is Unitary Elastic

9.

Which concept of demand does the graph represent?

a)

Change in Price

b)

Change in Demand (Shift)

c)

Decrease in Demand

d)

Change in Quantity Demand (Slide)

10.

Which of the following would most likely cause a decrease in the demand for traditional newspapers?

a)

An increase in the population of a city

b)

A decrease in the price of newspapers

c)

A rise in the popularity of online news sources

d)

An increase in the price of newspapers

11.

Which of the following best illustrates the concept of complementary goods?

a)

Milk and orange juice

b)

Tea and coffee

c)

Smartphones and phone cases

d)

Bread and rice

12.

The price of coffee increases and people switch to drinking tea. The determinant of demand is

a)

Income

b)

Price of Related Goods (Complements)

c)

Consumer Preferences/Tastes

d)

Price of Related Goods (Substitutes)

13.

The graph represents which concept of demand

a)

Change in Price

b)

Decrease in Demand

c)

Change in Quantity Demand (Slide)

d)

Change in Demand (Shift)

14.

Thousands of people leave a small town due to a factory closing down. Sales at the local stores drop. What causes this change?

a)

Prices or availability of substitutes

b)

Prices or availability of complementary goods

c)

Change in Preferences

d)

Change in Population

15.

What is the only factor that causes a change in quantity demanded (Slide) along a demand curve?

a)

population

b)

income

c)

price

d)

tastes and preferences

16.

When the price of hot dogs decreases and the demand for hot dog buns increases, this explains the demand of

a)

Complementary goods

b)

Capital Goods

c)

Substitute Goods

d)

Consumer Goods

17.

Which of the following would most likely lead to an increase in the demand for bicycles?

a)

An increase in the price of bicycle helmets

b)

A decrease in the population

c)

An increase in the price of gasoline

d)

A decrease in the price of bicycles

18.

Consider the market for cellular phones. Which of the following shifts the demand curve to the left?

a)

studies showing using cellular phones can cause brain cancer

b)

a decrease in the price of cellular phones

c)

a decrease in the quantity demanded of cellular phones

d)

an increase in the services provided by cellular phones, such as text messaging

19.

Goods for which demand goes down as income goes up are better known as

a)

Inferior Goods

b)

Normal Goods

c)

Public Goods

d)

Private Goods

20.

The law of demand states that

a)

price and quantity demanded are inversely related

b)

the larger the number of buyers in a market, the lower will be product price

c)

price and quantity demanded are directly related

d)

consumers will buy more of a product at high prices than at low prices