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Question 151
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Resources are pooled for the mutual benefit of its members mainly in a

Acooperative society
Bjoint stock company
Cprivate company
Dpartnership
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Question 152
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Use the graph above to answer the question
The curve labelled W shows the

Aregressive tax
Bproportional tax
Cspecific tax
Dprogressive tax
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Question 153
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The study of economics is mainly concerned with how to

Arank individuals' wants given the abundant resources
Bmake choice when resources are inadequate
Csatisfy every member of all societies
Dproduce all the goods needed by everyone
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Question 154
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Warehousing is an economic activity that falls under

Asecondary production
Bprimary production
Ctertiary production
Dintermediate production
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Question 155
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If the demand for a commodity remains constant as price increases, the commodity is said to be

Aperfectly price inelastic
Bunit price elastic
Cprice elastic
Dprice inelastic
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Question 156
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Which of the following items is not classified as working capital?

AFuel
BMoney to pay wages
CSemi-finished goods
DEquipment
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Question 157
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When the marginal utility from the consumption of commodity X (Mux) is greater than the price commodity X (Px), a rational consumer should

Astrive to remain in disequilibrium
Bconsume the same quantity of commodity X
Cconsume more of commodity X
Dreduce consumption of commodity X
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Question 158
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An economy system is mainly concerned with

Astudying the relationship between ends and means
Bthe allocation of scarce resources between alternative ends
Chandling situations of abudant resources
Dthe establishment of economic laws
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Question 159
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Money is able to function more as a medium of exchange when

Athere is a fall in production
Bmore prople engage in subsistence production
Cindividuals and nations are self-sufficient
Dthere is specialization of labour
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Question 160
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Assisting members to solve temporary balance of payments problems is the reasons for the establishment of the

AInternational Monetary Fund
BEconomic Commission for Africa
CWorld Bank
DAfrican Development Bank
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Question 161
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National income is calculated mainly to

Adetermine how income is to shared
Bhelp firms generate more funds
Cdetermine aid to to be received from other nations
Ddetermine the level of sectoral performance
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Question 162
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At what point on the total product curve shown above will marginal product be negative?

AQ
BS
CR
DP
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Question 163
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To overcome the problem of double counting under the expenditure approach,

Aspending on intermediate goods and inputs are considered
Bvalued added method is used
Cproper accounting standards must be used
Donly spending on final goods are considered
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Question 164
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A government may cause a favourable change in her invisible trade account by

Adeveloping tourism and other services
Bimposing high tariff on exports
Cencouraging people to go for medical treatment abroad
Dincreasing the export of her primary products
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Question 165
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Industries are sometimes located in areas which are not profitable so as to

Aencourage rural-urban migration
Bbe able to even-out development
Cbring about external economies of scale
Dbe able to reap internal economies of scale
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Question 166
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The supply of light could be met using a candle, lantern and gas lamp. This is an example of a

Acomplementary supply
Babnormal supply
Cjoint supply
Dcomposite supply
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Question 167
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A monopolist may enjoy abnormal profit only if its

Amarginal cost exceeds marginal revenue
Bdemand curve is perfectly elastic
Cexpenditure on advertisement increases
Dprice exceeds average total cost
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Question 168
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If the government stops subsidy on cocoa production, the supply curve of cocoa will

Abecome vertical
Bremain unchanged
Cshift to the left
Dshift to the right
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Question 169
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The demand for a factor input as a result of the demand for its output is known as

Amarket demand
Bcomplementary demand
Ccompetitive demand
Dderived demand
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Question 170
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Which of the following is a non-renewable natural resources?

ARubber
BOil palm
CCoal
DCocoa
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