The basic economic problems of the society include?
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(A)
what to produce, how and for whom
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Opportunity cost is an economic concept which describes the?
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(C)
sacrifice made for the satisfaction of a want
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The circular flow of income defines the?
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(C)
flow of goods, services amd money among the various micro-sectors of the economy
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The necessity of choice is due to the fact that?
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(A)
human wants are insatiable
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In a mixed economy, decisions to produce are taken by?
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(D)
private individuals, organization and the government
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Every economy requires an accurate census because it assist in?
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(B)
providing a sound framework for policy formulation
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The population of country X in 1990 was 35 million.
The births were 450,000 while it recorded 210,000 death. If in the year, its immigrants were 20,000 and 10,000 of its citizen left the country, calculate the total population of the country at the end of 1990.
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(D)
35,250,000
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If the actual population in a country is less than the optimum population, then?
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(A)
it is desirable to have a large population
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Unemployment can be reduced by?
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(C)
adopting labour-intensive techniques of production
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When the Total Product (TP) is at maximum point, the Marginal Product (MP) and the Average Product (AP) respectively are?
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(A)
zero and decreasing
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In the long run, all production factors are?
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(C)
variable
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A company's expenditure on raw materials is regarded as?
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(A)
explicit cost
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The basic relationship between the cost of production, and the market price of any commodity in the short run is that the market price?
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(B)
reflects the variable, but not the fixed cost of production
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A firm determines its profit when it studies its?
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(D)
Average Cost relative to price in the market
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An increase in the supply of labour in a factory while other things remain equal will lead to?
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(D)
a decrease in the wage rate and an increase in employment
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A demand which is positively related to price is true of?
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(A)
normal goods
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Elasticity demand is an effective tool in the hands of a producer in that it enables him?
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(D)
set his price to maximize his profit
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The basic idea behind brand differentiation under an imperfect market arrangement is to?
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(B)
create demand for the particular product
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In the long run, a firm in a perfectly competitive market will make?
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(A)
normal profit
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Output restriction, fixing of prices, creating obstacles to free entry into the market are features of?
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(A)
pure monopoly
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A major shortcoming of the sole proprietorship form of business is lack of?
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(C)
continuity
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In the event of liquidation of a private limited liability company, the shareholders' liability is limited in their total?
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(D)
investment inthe company
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The major factor that causes fluctuations in the supply of agricultural produce is?
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(C)
weather variations
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The system of agriculture practice which involves hunting, gathering and growing of food crops for family consumption only is described as?
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(D)
subsistence farming
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What is the term used to describe a policy aimed at promoting the local production of goods which are usually imported?
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(B)
import substitution
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Labour-intensive strategy of industrialization emphasizes the use of?
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(B)
manual method of production
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Petroleum is the mainstay of the Nigerian economy because it is the?
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(A)
main foreign exchange earner
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An indigenous company wholly owned by the federal government of Nigeria which currently engaged in prospecting for oil is?
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(D)
the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation
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An increase in both the legal reserve ratio and discount rate has the effect of?
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(B)
decreasing the quantity of money in circulation
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Inflation n the Nigeria economy may be fueled by increase in?
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(C)
government expenditure
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Gresham's law in Economics shows that?
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(B)
bad money drives out good money
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Monetary policy aimed at reducing demand-pull inflation in the country maybe carried out through?
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(A)
increase in taxation of private companies, public corporations and private individuals
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Progressive tax structure is designed to?
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(B)
take more from income of the rich
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Taxes and government expenditures are instrument of?
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(D)
fiscal policy
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The national income of a country indicates that the gross domestic production was N17 700 million and gross domestic product was N16 800 million. The difference of N900 million represents?
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(C)
net income from abroad
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One of the ways by which the government can speed up economic development is through the?
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(B)
encouragement of savings, investment and equitable distribution of goods and services
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A sustained increase in the production of goods and service in a country is called economic?
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(B)
growth
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If national income rises by 6% and population rises by 3%, per capita income will?
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(D)
rise by 3 percent
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One of the techniques for rectifying a deficit balance of payment is?
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(B)
devaluation
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The main objective of the Economic Community of West African State is to?
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(D)
promote the free movement of persons, goods and services within the sub-region
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In international trade, shipping and other freight charges are treated as?
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(A)
invisible items
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A situation in which a commodity is sold abroad below its cost of production in the home country is known as?
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(A)
dumping
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The borrowing rights of a member country of the international Monetary Fund are determined by?
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(C)
its quota to the fund
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The diagram represents a production function. At which of the points does diminishing returns set in
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(C)
K
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If the economy of the country is operating at X, the implication is that
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(B)
the productive capacity is not being fully utilized
