The economic system in which resource are privately owned dis known as
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(A)
Capitalism
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Quasi-rent refers to
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(D)
payments made on any factors of production that is temporaly fixed in supply
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Reward for entrepreneurship is
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(D)
profit
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Which of the following is the function of an entrepreneur?
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(B)
decision making
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The difference between the highest and lowest in a set of data is
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(A)
range
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In which of the following economic system is the consumer referred to as the king?
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(A)
Capitalist economy
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The dispersal of people in a country is called
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(B)
geographical distribution
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In a country with ageing population , the total population
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(C)
is increasing at a low rate
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Population growth can be controlled by all the following except
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(B)
incentives on immigration
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Performance of one task in a production process is known as
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(A)
specialization
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The cost incurred by using both fixed and variable factors in production is called
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(C)
total cost
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Consumer buy more of a commodity at a lower price than at a higher price because
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(D)
with the same amount of money they will be able to buy more
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The demand for a commodity not directly for immediate consumption but for the production of another commodity is
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(B)
derived demand
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Which of the following is a luxury item?
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(D)
Gold
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If the quantity demanded of a particular commodity is represented by the function Qd = 30 - 2p, what is the quantity demanded at a price of twelve Naira?
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(A)
6 units
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The responsiveness of demand to a change in income is the measurement of
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(C)
income elasticity of demand
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The upward slope of the supply curve indicates that
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(A)
more will be supplied as price rises
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monocultural agriculture means
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(B)
the cultivation of one major crop
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Industries are not sited in most rural areas of Nigeria because ?
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(A)
of inadequate basic infrastructure
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Which of the following business units can issue shares?
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(B)
private limited companies
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When the government initiates measures to make an organization in which it has substantial interest more profit oriented, such a business is described as being
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(D)
commercialized
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which of the following is not a trade union in Nigeria?
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(C)
Nigerian Ecoonomic Society
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The monopolist power can be controlled by the government through
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(B)
price legislation
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Which of the following is not a condition for a perfect market?
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(B)
ignorance of consumers
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The reward for a shareholdership of a company is
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(C)
dividends
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In a public corporation , the risks of business are borne by the
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(B)
tax payers
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One of the function of money is
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(B)
unit of accounts
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Money is demanded for which of the following reasons?
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(A)
to meet unforseen contigencies
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The quantity theory of money states that a reduction in the quantity of money in circulation would bring about
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(B)
a proportionate fall in prices
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which of the following is the most liquid asset?
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(C)
Bank deposit
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The situation in which there is persistent fall in the general price level is referred to as
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(C)
deflation
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commercial banks settle their daily interbank indebtedness through the
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(D)
Clearing House
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One disadvantage of inflation is that?
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(B)
fixed income eaners lose
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Short-term loans can be sourced from
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(D)
commercial banks
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if there is an increase in wages and salaries without corresponding increase in the supply of goods and services, the situation will lead to
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(B)
inflation
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public expenditure can be financed from all the following sources except the
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(D)
mobilization fees
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which of the following is a direct tax
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(C)
capital gain tax
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Tax evasion means
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(C)
making false declaration of taxable income
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A greater burden of tax on a product with high price elasticity of demand rests mainly on the
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(A)
producer
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An ad volarem tax refers to a tax
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(C)
based on the value of the commodity
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Which of the following is associated with the development of petroleum industry in Nigeria?
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(A)
Neglect of agriculture
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Balance of payment deficit can be corrected by
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(C)
export promotion measures
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The exchange of goods and services across countries can be described as
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(B)
multilateral trade
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Which of the following is a major barrier to international trade?
