JAMB - Economics (2000)

  • 1
    Economic can be defined as?
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    (B)
    allocation of resources to alternative uses
  • 2

    (i) What and how much will be produced
    (ii) How will it be produced
    (iii) For whom will it be produced
    (iv) How much will be exported and consumed?

    From the above, identify the combination of basic resource allocation questions in economic analysis.

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    (A)
    i, ii and iii
  • 3
    In a capitalist economy, the economic problem of what goods to produce is decided mainly by?
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    (B)
    profit level
  • 4
    Which of the following is an example of derived demand?
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    (B)
    Labour
  • 5
    Use the information below to answer the question that follows.

    When commodity X sold for N25 per unit, 50 units of commodity Y were purchased. With an increase in the price of commodity X to N50 per unit, the demand for commodity Y fell to 20 units.

    Determined the cross elasticity of demand?
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    (C)
    -0.6
  • 6
    Use the information below to answer questions.
    When commodity X sold for N25 per unit, 50 units of commodity Y were purchased. With an increase in the price of commodity X to N50 per unit, the demand for commodity Y fell to 20 units.

    The two commodities can be classified as?
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    (D)
    complements
  • 7
    A central argument of cardinal utility is that utility is?
    إجابة
    (A)
    measurable
  • 8
    In a free market system, trading can only take place when the?
    إجابة
    (B)
    equilibrium price is attained
  • 9
    The condition for equilibrium price and quantity under perfect competition is?
    إجابة
    (C)
    MC = AR = P
  • 10
    In a small scale business, the fixed cost is N5,000, variable cost is N15,000 and the output is 500 units. What will be the unit cost of the goods?
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    (C)
    N40.00
  • 11
    External dis-economies of scale result from excessive growth of?
    إجابة
    (C)
    external factors
  • 12
    If a total cost curve is plotted, marginal cost can be illustrated by the?
    إجابة
    (B)
    U-shaped curve cutting the total cost curve at its lowest point
  • 13
    The short-run equilibrium in a perfectly competitive market requires that?
    إجابة
    (B)
    marginal cost and marginal revenue be equal
  • 14
    At the point where the marginal revenue of a monopolist is equal to zero, its total revenue will be?
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    (D)
    maximum
  • 15
    A distinguishing characteristic of cooperative societies is that voting power depends on the?
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    (C)
    equality of members
  • 16
    The concept of privatization presupposes?
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    (A)
    efficiency
  • 17
    One problem in the marketing of agricultural products in Nigeria is?
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    (D)
    inadequate storage facilities
  • 18
    Increased output will cause farmers' revenue to decrease when market demand is?
    إجابة
    (A)
    elastic
  • 19
    A primary industry is concerned with?
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    (A)
    extraction of resources in their raw states
  • 20
    The slow pace of industrial growth in Nigeria can be attributed to?
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    (D)
    inadequate infrastructural facilities
  • 21
    Industries contribute to national economic development because they?
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    (A)
    utilize local raw materials
  • 22
    The Nigerian economy is mono-cultural because government revenue is derived mainly from?
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    (D)
    crude oil
  • 23
    As a producer' association, the OPEC expects its members to maintain production where marginal cost is?
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    (B)
    less than price
  • 24
    A well conducted census is important for?
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    (C)
    good economic planning
  • 25
    The age distribution of a country's population determines the?
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    (A)
    ratio of the dependent to the working group
  • 26
    Firms continue to employ workers until the wage rate equals the?
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    (B)
    marginal revenue product of labour
  • 27
    A major effect of a long distribution chain is?
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    (B)
    scarcity of commodities
  • 28
    The major function of the wholesaler to his customers is?
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    (A)
    breaking of bulk
  • 29
    Which of the following is used for measuring national income?
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    (C)
    Income, output and expenditure
  • 30
    Exclusions that makes Gross National Product a poor measure of welfare are?
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    (D)
    housewives services
  • 31
    An increase in money supply, other things being equal, will?
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    (D)
    increase money demand
  • 32
    A persistent rise in the general level of prices implies?
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    (C)
    a steady fall in the purchasing power of money
  • 33
    Two principal ways by which banks can lend money to their customers are through?
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    (A)
    loans and overdrafts
  • 34
    A capital market differs from the money market in that in the former?
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    (C)
    loan sought is long term
  • 35
    An aspect of taxation that involves normative economics is the?
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    (B)
    effect on incentive to work
  • 36
    Public debt is composed of?
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    (C)
    internal and external debts
  • 37
    A country exporting mainly primary products and with a high percentage of her labour force in agriculture is said to be?
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    (A)
    developing
  • 38
    A country's import price index by 1995 was 50 and her index of export price was 70. Calculate the terms of trade?
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    (D)
    140%
  • 39
    If the United Kingdom buys gold for $60 an ounce and Nigeria buys the same ounce for N500, what will be United Kingdom's exchange rate with Nigeria?
    إجابة
    (D)
    $0.12 =N1.00
  • 40
    Being a member of the OPEC, Nigeria is in a favorable position to?
    إجابة
    (C)
    reap the benefit of a cartel
  • 41
    The supply of commodity II increasing from S 1 S 1 to S 2 S 2
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    (B)
    Leads to a fall in price from OP 1 to OP 2
  • 42
    Commodities I and II are
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    (B)
    Substitute supply
  • 43
    In the diagram L1L1 and L2L2 are budget lines. 1112 and 1 3 are indifference curves. which points are optimal?
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    (B)
    V and W
  • 44
    The average product Y is
    إجابة
    (A)
    15.5
  • 45
    The marginal product X is
    إجابة
    (C)
    24