Unit 2.1- 2.5: Competitive markets quiz
1. A demand curve shows:
2. Movement along a demand curve to the left to a new equilibrium position could have been caused by:
3. A shift in a demand curve occurs when:
4. A car dealership reduces the price of a new model from £15,000 to £13,500. As a result, the quantity demanded rises from 25 units a week to 30 units a week. The price elasticity of demand is:
5. When incomes rise by 2%, demand for UK holidays rises by 4%. The income elasticity of demand is:
6. A normal good is one where:
7. If the price elasticity of supply for a product is 3.5, then we can conclude that:
8. When demand for a product is price elastic, a decrease in price lead to:
D is incorrect because this would cause a rise in quantity demanded, not demand
9. The price elasticity of demand for a firm’s products will change when a business:
10. Which one of the following would cause an increase in the quantity supplied (also known as an extension of supply) of cars?
11. Movement along a supply curve to the right arises because of:
12. The supply of a luxury car brand falls, this could have been caused by:
13. A rise in price from £21 to £22 leads to a 5% rise in the quantity supplied. To two decimal place
price elasticity of supply is:
14. Supply in agriculture is typically price inelastic because:
15. The table below shows the market for takeaway pizza:
Price per pizza $ | Quantity demanded per week | Quantity supplied per week |
3 | 350 | 510 |
2.75 | 400 | 480 |
2.50 | 450 | 450 |
2.25 | 500 | 420 |
Following a rise in production costs, supply falls by 80 pizzas at all prices. The new equilibrium price would be
16. An equilibrium price for a product is certain to rise when:
17. A market is said to be in equilibrium when:
18. Which one of the following best describes a state of market disequilibrium? Market disequilibrium:
19. Coffee and tea are both agricultural products. Which of the following statements are true:
20. The motor industry uses steel to make cars. This relationship is an example of products in:
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