Price Changes (CIE IGCSE Economics)

Topic Questions

11 mark

A large amount of the agricultural products in a country were damaged by floods.

What is likely to have happened to the price of agricultural products and the volume of imports of agricultural products?

  price of products volume of imports

A

B

C

D

fall

fall

rise

rise

fall

rise

fall

rise

Did this page help you?

21 mark

What happens to the market for umbrellas when it starts raining?

  • Demand decreases

  • Demand increases

  • Supply decreases

  • Supply increases

Did this page help you?

31 mark

If consumer incomes increase, what effect might this have on the equilibrium price and quantity of cinema tickets?

  • Equilibrium price increases, equilibrium quantity decreases

  • Equilibrium price decreases, equilibrium quantity decreases

  • Equilibrium price increases, equilibrium quantity increases

  • Equilibrium price remains unchanged, equilibrium quantity increases

Did this page help you?

41 mark

If a technological advancement reduces the cost of production for a product, what is likely to happen to its equilibrium price and quantity?

  • Equilibrium price decreases, quantity decreases

  • Equilibrium price increases, quantity decreases

  • Equilibrium price decreases, quantity increases

  • Equilibrium price increases, quantity increases

Did this page help you?

51 mark

Suppose the price of a complementary good decreases. How would this likely affect the equilibrium price and quantity of the main product?

  • Equilibrium price would increase, quantity would decrease

  • Equilibrium price and quantity would both increase

  • Equilibrium price would decrease, quantity would increase

  • Equilibrium price and quantity would both decrease

Did this page help you?

11 mark

The diagram shows the global market for copper with an equilibrium point of X.

qp-521311-nov-2020-question-paper-12-q6
Which point represents the new equilibrium after the copper producers’ costs increase and there is rapid global economic growth?

Did this page help you?

21 mark

The diagram shows the market for a firm making clothing with an initial equilibrium of X.

nov-2018-v2qp-p1-cie-eco-q5

What will be the new equilibrium if there is a successful advertising campaign by a rival firm and an increase in workers’ wages?

Did this page help you?

31 mark

In 2015, the world price of oil fell rapidly due to changes in the conditions of demand and supply. One change was the use of a new method of extraction called fracking.

Which event would not have contributed to the fall in prices?

  • China’s growth slowed leading to lower oil imports.

  • Saudi Arabia increased the volume of its oil supplies.

  • UK protest groups prevented the introduction of fracking projects.

  • USA became more self-sufficient in oil due to fracking and reduced imports.

Did this page help you?

41 mark

The diagram shows the market for sugar in Singapore with an equilibrium point of X.

qp-521311-nov-2020-question-paper-12-q6
Which point represents the new equilibrium after the government legislates that fizzy drinks have to halve their sugar content and two of the three sugar manufacturers decide to leave the market?

Did this page help you?

51 mark

The diagram shows the market for a firm making electric vehicles with an initial equilibrium at X.

nov-2018-v2qp-p1-cie-eco-q5

What will be the new equilibrium if there is an increase in the government subsidy for electric vehicles and a 40% increase in the cost of petrol?

Did this page help you?

11 mark

In 2018 the UK government introduced a tax on the production of sugary drinks.
How would this affect the market for sugary drinks as shown on a demand and supply diagram?

  demand curve
for sugary drinks
supply curve
of sugary drinks

A

B

C

D

contraction in demand

extension in demand

shift to the left

shift to the right

shift to the left

shift to the right

contraction in supply

extension in supply

Did this page help you?

21 mark

The table shows the quantity demanded and supplied for a commodity at different prices.

price
($)
quantity
demanded
quantity
supplied

10

9

8

7

6

100

210

400

500

600

800

700

600

500

400

What would happen to the equilibrium price if the quantity supplied increased by 200 units at each price?

  • It would decrease by $1.

  • It would decrease by $2.

  • It would increase by $1.

  • It would increase by $2.

Did this page help you?

31 mark

If a substitute good becomes more expensive, what effect does this have on the equilibrium price and quantity of the original good?

  • Equilibrium price decreases, quantity decreases

  • Equilibrium price increases, quantity increases

  • Equilibrium price increases and the quantity decreases

  • Equilibrium price decreases and quantity increases

Did this page help you?

41 mark

What effect does an increase in the number of suppliers have on the equilibrium price and quantity of a product?

  • Equilibrium price decreases, quantity increases

  • Equilibrium price increases, quantity decreases

  • Equilibrium price and quantity both decrease

  • Equilibrium price and quantity both increase

Did this page help you?

51 mark

In 2019 the Malaysian government increased a per litre subsidy on the production of petrol.
How would this affect the market for petrol as shown on a demand and supply diagram?

  demand curve
for petrol
supply curve
of petrol

A

B

C

D

extension in demand

contraction in demand

shift to the left

shift to the right

shift to the right

shift to the left

contraction in supply

extension in supply

Did this page help you?