Most of the problems of economics arises as a result of
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(A)
competing demand for scarce resources
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which of the following tool of economic analysis is used when data contains more than one category?
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(B)
component bar charts
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The reward to capital as a factor of production is
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(C)
interest
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mining is an example of
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(B)
primary production
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An owner-manager of a firm can also be called
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(B)
an entrepreneur
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If the fixed cost of a firm is 800.00 Naira and it's variable cost is 2,700 Naira while it's total output is 100 units, what is the average cost of the firm?
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(B)
35 Naira
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Distribution of goods and service is hindered by
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(C)
too many middlemen
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A movement along the same demand curve either upwards or downwards as a result of change in price implies
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(B)
a change in quantity demanded
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middlemen in an economy perform the function of
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(A)
distribution
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one of the factors affecting geographical distribution of population is
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(D)
climate conditions of the different parts of the country
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Standardization of products or services is a feature of
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(A)
large firms
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The amount of satisfaction obtained from the consumption of a commodity at a particular time is called
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(C)
total utility
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what are inferior goods? These are goods
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(C)
whose demand falls as income increase
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In the analysis of utility theory, the basis of demand is
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(A)
marginal utility
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In the normal market situation , when the price of a commodity rises the
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(B)
demand for the commodity will fall
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when the quantity of a commodity supplied increases and the quantity demanded decreases , there will be
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(D)
a fall in price
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the market price of a commodity is normally determined by the
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(B)
interaction of the force of demand and supply
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The mechanism which allows the price of a commodity to be fixed either above or below the equilibrium is known as
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(D)
price control
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A debenture holder is entitled to payment in the form of
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(B)
interest
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The main difference between a private and a public enterprises is the
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(C)
objective of the business
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The total amount of money raised by a company through issuance of shares to the public is
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(C)
ordinary shares
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buying and selling of shares is a function performed mostly by the
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(B)
stock exchanges
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which of the following is not a reason for establishing public enterprises?
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(A)
discouraging investors
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For a monopolist, the average revenue (AR) curve is
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(C)
above the marginal revenue curve
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advertising expenses would not be necessary under perfect competition because
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(A)
consumers would have complete knowledge of goods
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The equilibrium level of output of a monopolist is determined at a point where
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(C)
marginal cost equals marginal revenue
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Which of the following is a legal tender in West Africa?
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(D)
Currency
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The policy of government to increase the supply of money to meet its own expenditure plans is likely to be
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(C)
inflationary
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The tendency for prices to rise while the value of money fall is known as
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(B)
inflation
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One way to solve the economic problem of inflation in a country is by increasing the
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(A)
supply of commodities
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The motive for holding money for investing in securities is referred to as
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(B)
speculative
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A cheque book is issued to customers of a bank operating a
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(C)
current account
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Amount proposed for payment of wages and salaries in a budget is regarded as part of
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(A)
recurrent expenditure
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The difference between the Gross National Products (GNP) and the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is
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(D)
net income from abroad
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which of the following agricultural system is mainly for the cultivation of food crops for family consumption?
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(C)
Subsistence farming
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Agriculture is important to the economy of West African countries because it is the source of
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(C)
industrial input
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The economic system in which the state takes the economic decision s through detailed planning is
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(B)
socialism
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A mixed economy combines the characteristics of both
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(A)
planned and capitalist economies
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In a rapidly growing economy, a change in technology which is labour saving is likely to cause
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(B)
structural unemployment
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which of the following is a form of tax evasion?
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(A)
wrong declaration of earnings
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where the burden of a tax finally rests is called
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(C)
incidence of taxation
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An increase in the quantity of goods and services produced in a country which raises her national income is known as
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(B)
economic growth
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The formula index of export prices/index of import prices * 100
is used to measure the
