JAMB - Economics (2003)

  • 1
    When two variables are positively related, the graph of the relationship?
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    (D)
    is an upward-sloping curve
  • 2
    For an inferior good, a decreased in real income will lead to?
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    (C)
    an outward shift of the demand curve
  • 3
    In economic analysis, a statement is said to be normative if it?
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    (A)
    relates to value judgement
  • 4
    Utility is the satisfaction derived from?
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    (D)
    consumption
  • 5
    The price of a good rises from N5 to N8 and the quantity demanded falls from 200 to 190 units Over this price range, the demand curve is
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    (B)
    fairly inelastic
  • 6
    If there is an increase in demand without a corresponding increase in supply, there will be a
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    (A)
    rise in price
  • 7
    In a planned economy, the emphasis is on
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    (A)
    public ownership and control
  • 8
    \(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Out put produced per day (Units)} & \text{Fixed cost per day (N)} & \text{Total cost per day (N)} \\ \hline 20 & 60 & 100 \\ \hline 30 & 60 & 120 \\ \hline 40 & 60 & 130 \\ \hline 50 & 60 & 135 \\ \hline 60 & 60 & 150 \\ \hline 70 & 60 & 170 \\ \hline 80 & 60 & 190\end{array}\)

    Using the table above. The ATC at 30 units of output is
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    (B)
    ₦4.00
  • 9
    If the demand curve facing a firm is sharply downward-sloping, the firm is likely to be
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    (B)
    a monopolist as it can have a great influence on price
  • 10
    A normal supply curve is usually positively sloped because the relationship between
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    (A)
    price and supply is positive
  • 11
    Short-run period in production is a period too short for a firm to be able to change its
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    (A)
    scale of operation
  • 12
    Price elasticity of supply is a ratio of the change in
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    (B)
    quantity supplied to the change in price
  • 13
    The long-run average cost curve is called a planning curve because it shows what happens to costs when
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    (C)
    variable inputs are increased
  • 14
    Imperfect market is characterized by
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    (B)
    many buyers and few sellers
  • 15
    The term 'Near money' is best described as
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    (D)
    a financial asset that is convertible to cash
  • 16
    The distinguishing characteristic between the money market and the capital market lies in whether the
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    (B)
    debt instruments provided are long-term or short-term
  • 17
    For a firm, value added can be defined as the difference between the
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    (B)
    value of its output and inputs purchased from other firms
  • 18
    Insurance companies, pension and provident funds and unit trusts are all examples of
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    (D)
    non-bank financial institutions
  • 19
    Inflation that is usually associated with periods of trade boom is
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    (D)
    demand-pull inflation
  • 20
    The monetary control instrument most effectively used by the Central Bank of Nigeria is the
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    (A)
    open market operations
  • 21
    Securities are described as listed when they are
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    (B)
    traded on a recognised stock market
  • 22
    An advantage of the sole proprietorship over the partnership from of business organisation is that
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    (C)
    the possibility of conflict in management is virtually non-existent
  • 23
    The distinction between capital and recurrect expenditure lies in the
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    (B)
    time frame of the expenditure
  • 24
    Under a floating exchange rate regime, the determinant of the exchange rate is
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    (C)
    demand for and supply of foreign goods
  • 25
    The major objective of a revenue allocation formula in a country is to
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    (A)
    share revenue between the different tiers of government
  • 26
    A greater burden of the taxes on essential goods is borne by the
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    (A)
    lower income group
  • 27
    Privatization and commercialization of public enterprise in Nigeria is necessitated by
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    (C)
    their operational inefficiency
  • 28
    The effectiveness of devaluation as a solution to a balance of payments problem depends on the
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    (C)
    relative elasticities of demand and supply of imports and exports
  • 29
    Statutory organisations usually established by Acts of Parliament are called
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    (A)
    public corporations
  • 30
    The effect of an increase in the personal income tax is to
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    (C)
    reduce the disposable income
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    IBRD as an international monetary institution is concerned with the
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    (B)
    development of infrastructure in member nations
  • 32
    To compare the standard of living among nations, the most widely used economic indicator is the
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    (C)
    real per capita income
  • 33
    The major role of multi-national companies in the petroleum industry in Nigeria is
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    (B)
    oil marketing and prospecting
  • 34
    Two basic features common to an industry are
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    (D)
    similarity of products and production processes
  • 35
    When a union is composed of workers with the same skill,it is termed
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    (B)
    a craft union
  • 36
    The demand for labour is an example of
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    (C)
    derived demand
  • 37
    Occupational mobility as applied to factors of production means the ease by which
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    (A)
    factors can be transferred from one form of use to another
  • 38
    An adverse environmental impact of the petroleum industry on the economy is
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    (C)
    oil spillage
  • 39
    country is said to be overpopulated when
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    (C)
    the resources are inadequate to cater for the population
  • 40
    An important factor hindering the rapid development of the industrial sector in Nigeria is
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    (C)
    inadequate infrastructural facilities
  • 41
    Fixing the prices of agricultural products can be a problem because of the
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    (D)
    unpredicatable output of farmers
  • 42
    The labour force of a country can be determined by examining the
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    (A)
    age structure of the population
  • 43
    Use the production possibility curve of a country represented in the diagram above to this questions.An improvement in technology will enable the country to produce at
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    (D)
    Z
  • 44
    If the country is currently producing at point Y, it can increase production of producer goods by moving to the point
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    (B)
    W
  • 45
    In the table above, the price of commodity y is N2 and that of x is N1 while the individual has an income of N12. Determine the combination of the two commodities the individual should consume to maximize his utility
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    (C)
    3y and 6x