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Question 91
jamb 2024

The use of tax and expenditure policy to regulate the economy is known as

Amonetary policy
Bphysical measures
Cderegulation
Dfiscal policy
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Question 92
jamb 2024

Under perfect competition, a profit maximizing firm will hire labour up to the point where the last unit of labor adds

Aless to TR as to TC
Bas much to TR as to TC
Cmore to TC than to TR
Dless to TC than to TR
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Question 93
jamb 2024

The problem of "how to produce" in any economy is solved by

Acombining capital and labour intensive methods of production
Badopting the least cost method of production
Cusing capital intensive method of production
Demploying the services of a manager
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Question 94
jamb 2024

Which of the following is the correct order in the chain of distribution?

AConsumer -> Distributor → Retailer → Producer
BProducer → Wholesaler → Retailer → Consumer
CRetailer → Consumer → Producer → Wholesaler
DProducer → Consumer → Retailer → Wholesaler
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Question 95
jamb 2024

Which of the following is NOT associated with minimum price legislation?

Awastages of resources
Bexcess supply
Cexcess demand
Dunemployment
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Question 96
jamb 2024

An economy in which decision of what to produce is taken partly by private individuals and state is referred to as Economy.

Acommunist
Bmixed
Csocialist
Dcapitalist
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Question 97
jamb 2024

A major characteristics of a firm operating at a long-run equilibrium position is that

Aaverage variable cost is fixed
Ball costs can be varied
Conly variable cost changes
Dfixed cost can not be changed
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Question 98
jamb 2024

The trade-off between two commodities along the Production Possibility Curve (PPC) shows

Atransferable output
Bunattainable combination
Cscarcity principle
Dopportunity cost principle
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Question 99
jamb 2024

The demand for factors of production is said to be

Ajoint
Bcomplementary
Cderived
Dcomposite
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Question 100
jamb 2024

If two bags of rice were sold for #1,250 a month ago and two weeks later, the same amount was used to procure one bag. This simply means that the value of money is

Aconstant
Bfluctuating
Cincreasing
Ddecreasing
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Question 101
jamb 2024

Which of the following is NOT included in-measuring the National income through the income approach?

Aprofit earned by NITEL plc
BProfit earned by Nigerian bottling company plc
CIncome earned by a bricklayer
DAllowance given to an aged mother by a civil servant
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Question 102
jamb 2024

Which of the following is NOT a function of the IMF?

AProviding financial aid to members experiencing balance of payment difficulties
BPromoting international monetary cooperation
CExchange rate stabilization
Dassisting member countries in printing and issuing their currency
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Question 103
jamb 2024

When an increase in the price of a commodity lead to a fall In the demand for another, the demand for the two commodities are said to be

Acompetitive
Bjoint
Ccomposite
Dderived
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Question 104
jamb 2024

The following are rewards for factors of production EXCEPT

Aprofit
Brent
Cinterest
Dsubsidy
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Question 105
jamb 2024

Economic problem arises as a result of

Amoney cost
Bopportunity cost
Cchoice
Dscarcity
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Question 106
jamb 2024

What add funds to the circular flow?

AExpenditure approach
Bwithdrawal
Cleakages
Dinjection
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Question 107
jamb 2024

The diagram below represent

ABusiness cycle
BNational income
CInflationary gap
DCircular flow of income
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Question 108
jamb 2024

Which of the following will NOT bring about an increase in Labour force?

ADecrease in death rate
BBetter medical services
CImmigration
DEmigration
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Question 109
jamb 2024

Persistent fall In the general price level is known as

Adeflation
Bdevaluation
Cgeneral price Increase
Dinflation
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Question 110
jamb 2024

Which of the following is NOT a function of marketing boards in Nigeria?

AGrading of farm produce
BImportation of farm produce
CFixing of prices for farm produce
DMarketing of farm produce
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