Chapter 4 Demand
1.
Demand is best described as __________.
A) wants but not needs
B) the desire, willingness, and ability to buy a product
C) a measure of the pleasure or satisfaction one gets from consuming a good or service
D) expenditures by business on plants and equipment
2.
According to the Law of Demand, when the price of a good is lowered, demand __________.
A) increases
B) decreases
C) stays the same
D) fluctuates
3.
A change in quantity demanded is __________.
A) the amount consumers would buy if prices increased
B) a change in the quantity of a product purchased in response to a change in price
C) a table recording the number of units of a good or service demanded
D) the desire to purchase a certain number of units of a good or service at a given price
4.
A change in demand means that __________.
A) manufacturers can increase production by hiring more workers
B) prices remain constant for a long period of time
C) consumers are willing to buy different amounts of a product at the same prices
D) increasing the quality of a product will lead to more sales
5.
The extent to which a change in price causes a change in the quantity demanded is called __________.
A) demand elasticity
B) the substitution effect
C) marginal utility
D) the market supply schedule
6.
If demand for an item decreases with a small increase in its price, demand for that item is __________.
A) inelastic
B) unit elastic
C) elastic
D) perfectly inelastic
7.
If a product has many substitutes, demand for that product tends to be __________.
A) elastic
B) inelastic
C) unit elastic
D) perfectly inelastic