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Question 171
jamb 2023

The rate of output per worker (or group of workers) per unit time is called

Alabour productivity
Btotal output
Cindividual output
Dworkdone
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Question 172
jamb 2023

Economists refer to private goods as

Arivalrous and non-excludable
Brivalrous and excludable
Cnon rival and non- excludable
Dnon rival and excludable
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Question 173
jamb 2023

40 men were employed in a farm, and they produced an average of 30 tonnes of cassava per person. Calculate the total product.

A1,300 tonnes
B1,100 tonnes
C1,200 tonnes
D1,400 tonnes
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Question 174
jamb 2023

Suppose the public expenditure as a percentage of GDP of four countries is shown in the table below

A 40%
B 50%
C 33%
D 36%

 

Which type of economy exists in these countries?

ATraditional
BPlanned
CPure market
DMixed
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Question 175
jamb 2023

Which of the following Age group belongs to active Labour force?

A15 - 25yrs
B0 - 17yrs
C65yrs and above
D18 - 64yrs
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Question 176
jamb 2023

From the graph below, Point "E" shows--------------
 

Aproduct inefficiency
Bproduct efficiency
Cproductive efficiency
Dallocative efficiency
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Question 177
jamb 2023

A persistence rise in the prices of inputs will lead to

Acost push inflation
Bdemand pull inflation
Chyperinflation
Dstagflation
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Question 178
jamb 2023

When a generalization is made based on observed facts, it is

Ainductive reasoning
Bnormative reasoning
Ctheoretical reasoning
Ddeductive reasoning
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Question 179
jamb 2023

The economies of West African Countries depend majorly on

Aprimary product
Bsecondary product
Ctertiary product
Dmanufacturing product
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Question 180
jamb 2023

Which of the following would not be a reason for a government to impose a quota on imports?

ATo support strategic industry
BTo prevent dumping
CTo decrease tax revenue
DEmployment oppourtunity
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Question 181
jamb 2023

Macroeconomics focuses on the following units in an aggregative manner

Ahousehold, firms, government, corporate sector and external sector
Bindividual consumers, individual firms, government and external sector
Cgovernment, household firms, individual consumers and external sector
Dindividual consumers, household firms and manufacturing sector
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Question 182
jamb 2023

If demand function for a product is Qd = 30 - 4P, and the price and quantity of products is 4 and 14 respectively. What is the price elasticity of demand for the product?

A1.14
B7.1
C14.1
D1.7
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Question 183
jamb 2023

An increase in nominal income without increase in price will result to

Aincreased real income
Bincreased GDP
Cdecreased real income
Ddecreased GNP
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Question 184
jamb 2023

Identify one of the following which can NOT be used to close deflationary gap

AIncreased interest rate
BIncreased money supply
CIncrease government expenditure
DReduction in taxes
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Question 185
jamb 2023

The decision to consume more of one product under normal circumstances will apply

Aless of another product will be consumed
Bmore of another product will be consumed
Cless of the product will be consumed
Dno other products will be consumed
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Question 186
jamb 2023

Indicator of underdevelopment is

Ahigh life expectancy
Blow birth rate
Clow population growth rate
Dlow per capita income
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Question 187
jamb 2023

Which of the following is the resultant effect of a fall in the profit margin of producers in an economy?

AUnemployment will fall
BUnemployment will remain constant
CUnemployment will increase
DUnemployment will fluctuate
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Question 188
jamb 2023

Part-time workers who desire full-time employment are:

AUnderemployed and contribute to the unemployment statistic
BUnderemployed but do not contribute to the unemployment statistic
CNot part of the labour force and do not contribute to the unemployment statistic
DCyclical unemployment
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Question 189
jamb 2023

An increase in total production (real GDP) causes the demand for money to ______and the interest rate to _________

AIncrease; decrease
BDecrease; decrease
CIncrease; increase
DDecrease; increase
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Question 190
jamb 2023

The type of price elasticity of demand for a commodity whose quantity demanded remain unchanged despite changes in the price is

APerfectly elastic
BInfinitely elastic
CInelastic
DPerfectly inelastic
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