Economics is often described as a science because it
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(D)
use scientific methods to explain observed phenomena
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Scarcity in Economics means that
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(E)
resources are limited relative to wants
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which of the following has a derived demand?
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(A)
labour
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In Economics production is complete when
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(B)
are sold to the final consumer
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Goods are said to be in competitive demand when they
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(A)
Are substitutes
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The formula for calculating price elasticity of demand coefficient is
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(C)
Percentage change in quantity demanded/percentage change in price
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when the price of a given product is reduced from N100 to N90, the quantity demanded increases from 50 to 60 units. From this we can conclude that the product's
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(A)
demand is elastic
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a shift in supply curve to the right will result in a
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(B)
fall in price but an increase in supply
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one of the disadvantages of the division of labour is that it
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(B)
makes work monotonous
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The value of money is affected by the
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(B)
price level
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which of the following is not a problem in the barter economy?
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(E)
inflation
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The optimum population of a country is reached when the
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(B)
output per head is at its highest with a given volume of resources
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when the death rate for old people and the infant mortality rate are high , with no migration , there will be in the population a higher number of
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(A)
younger people in the population
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In the long-run, potential GNP is variable because. I technological change takes place II the quantity of labour and capital is not fixed III. unemployment is not constant
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(C)
I and II only
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for two commodities A and B, MA and MB are the respective marginal utilities while PA and PB are the respective prices. Marginal utilities of the commodities are maximized when
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(A)
MA/PA = MB/PB
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If the price of product K declines , the demand curve for the complementary product J will
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(D)
shift to the left
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a stock exchange is a market that
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(B)
deals with purchase and sales of securities
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The situation whereby government revenue is less than government expenditure is referred to as
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(A)
budget deficit
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which of the following will not increase the population of a country?
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(E)
Emigration
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the actual output of an economy is the output
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(A)
which would exist if al resources were fully employed
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one of the instruments of protection of infants industries is the
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(C)
tarrif
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inflation caused by increase in demand can be curbed by
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(C)
increasing the level of output
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which of the following is a function of commercial banks?
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(B)
accepts deposits
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Division of labour leads to
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(C)
monotony of work
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The largest employment sector in a typical West African country is
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(D)
agriculture
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The indigenisation policy in Nigeria is aimed at
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(E)
increasing equity participation and control by Nigerians
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the foregone alternative in Economics is simply the
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(D)
opportunity cost
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all the following are different forms of money except
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(E)
bank sellers
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The developments banks are essentially different from commercial banks because they
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(A)
medium and long term loans
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The outward shift to the production possibility curve could be due to
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(D)
economic growth
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which of the following is not true of a firm in equilibrium condition in perfect competition?
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(C)
MR>AR
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Hoarding in distributive trade leads to
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(E)
artificial scarcity of goods
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Hoarding in distributive trade leads to
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(E)
artificial scarcity of goods
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If an economy grows at an annual rate of 6% of which 4% is deemed to be due to improvement in the productivity of labour and capital combined ,the remaining 2% is generally attributed to the
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(A)
amount of natural resources
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when the government imposes a unit tax on a commodity with perfectly inelastic demand , the
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(D)
tax is borne entirely by the consumer
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Free Trade means
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(C)
non-restriction of international trade
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In a public company , entrepreneural function are performed by the
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(D)
board of directors
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Term of trade is the
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(E)
ratio of index of export prices to index of import prices
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Tariff can be define as a compulsory levy on
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(E)
imports and exports
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international trade is different from internal trade because of the
