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Question 1231
jamb 1979
If a government is running deficit, this means
AA term of trade are unfavourable
Bmore project cannot be undertaken
CTax inflow is greater than expenditure
Daggregate demand is greater than aggregate supply
Etax inflow is less than expenditure
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Question 1232
jamb 1979
The proportion of currency in the money supply
Ais higher in developing countries than advanced countries
Bis lower in developing countries than advanced countries
Cis the same in both developing and advanced countries
Dgrows as the economy develope
Enone of the above
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Question 1233
jamb 1979
When the average physical product curve is rising the marginal physical product is
Abelow it
Babove it
Cfalling
Dzero
ENone of the above
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Question 1234
jamb 1979
The lowering of the exchange rate between country's currency and other currencies is known as
Athe foreign exchange rate
Bdeflation
Cexchange control
Dthe law of comparative advantage
ENone of the above
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Question 1235
jamb 1979
Which of the following is not an asset of a commercial bank?
Acash
Bmoney at call
Ctreasury bills
Dreserve funds
Eloans and over-draft
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Question 1236
jamb 1979
If Mr A earns N2,000 a year while Mr B earns N8,000 but Mr a pays N200 in tax per annum while Mr B pays N400, such a tax is
AProgressive
BIndirect
CRegressive
DProportional
ENone of the above
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Question 1237
jamb 1979
Net national income is
AGross national income minus depreciation
Bgross domestic product plus net income from abroad
Cnominal national income divided by the price level
Dgross national income divided by the total population
Egross national product plus subsidies minus indirect taxes
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Question 1238
jamb 1979
Which of these is not usually the function of a wholesaler?
ATransport
BStorage
CAdvertising
DAfter-sale services
EBranding
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Question 1239
jamb 1979

Which of the following type of capital is not rewarded by means of dividends?

AOrdinary shares
BPreference shares
Ccummulative shares
Dparticipating preference shares
Edebentures
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Question 1240
jamb 1979
The total value of goods and services sold and bought in a country across its border during a given period, usually a year is known as
Avisible trade
Binvisible trade
Cbalance of payments
Dbalance of trade
Eterms of trade
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Question 1241
jamb 1979
If the quantity demanded of a commodity increases from 20 to 30 when there is an increase in price from N4 to N5, the elasticity of demand is
Azero
B1
C2
D5
E10
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Question 1242
jamb 1979
The value of money is generally measured in reference to
Athe interest rate charged on bank loans
Bthe general price level
Cthe size of countries gold stock
Dthe level of economic development in a country
Ethe price of stocks and shareson the stock exchange
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Question 1243
jamb 1979
The country will be over populated when
Athe rate of birth is high
Bthe death rate is low
Cthe growth rate is high
Dpopulation is increasing more than resources in the country
Eunemployement is high in the country
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Question 1244
jamb 1979
The quantity supplied of a commodity increases best when
AProduction increases
BDemand increases
CPrice of the commodity increases
DPopulation of the country increases
EMore commodities are imported
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Question 1245
jamb 1979
opportunity cost is the
Aprice of scarce goods
Bresources required for making a commodity
Ccost of luxury goods
Daccrual of financial loses by chance
Ealthernative forgone in other to satisfy a want
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Question 1246
jamb 1979
Average cost is
Athe total cost of production
Bthe extra cost of producing one additional unit of output
Ccost of producing a unit of output
Dvariable cost
Eoverhead cost
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Question 1247
jamb 1979
Which of the following is not an indirect tax?
Aexcise duty
Bcompany tax
Cimport duty
Dexport duty
Esales tax
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Question 1248
jamb 1979
By utility we mean
Ausefulness
Bpower of satisfying a want
Cbeneficial
Dadvantageous
Econsumable
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Question 1249
jamb 1979
Division of labour means
Adividing the labour into different categories
Bsplitting the process of production into different parts to be completed by each person
Cdividing the goods and services into different sections
Dassigning different duties to labourers
Egroup of labourers working in a factory or shop
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Question 1250
jamb 1979
Which of the following is not a direct tax?
Acompany income tax
Bcapital tax
Cpurchase tax
Dpersonal income tax
Ecapital gain tax
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