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Question 11
jamb 1994
Inflation n the Nigeria economy may be fueled by increase in?
Athe dollar price of crude oil
Bthe sale of company shares
Cgovernment expenditure
Dsale of government bonds
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Question 12
jamb 1994
An increase in both the legal reserve ratio and discount rate has the effect of?
Aincreasing the quantity of money in circulation
Bdecreasing the quantity of money in circulation
Cincreasing the value of money
Ddecreasing the value of money
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Question 13
jamb 1994
An indigenous company wholly owned by the federal government of Nigeria which currently engaged in prospecting for oil is?
Athe Nigerian National Oil Company
BPeak Petroleum Industries Nigeria Limited
CNigeria Exploration and Production Company
Dthe Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation
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Question 14
jamb 1994
Petroleum is the mainstay of the Nigerian economy because it is the?
Amain foreign exchange earner
Bgreatest employer of labour
Cgreatests contributor to the growth of agriculture
Dsource of high income for its workers
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Question 15
jamb 1994
Labour-intensive strategy of industrialization emphasizes the use of?
Asteam energy in the process of production
Bmanual method of production
Csynthetic raw materials
Dhydro-electric power
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Question 16
jamb 1994
What is the term used to describe a policy aimed at promoting the local production of goods which are usually imported?
ADeregulation
Bimport substitution
CTariff reduction
DBackward integration
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Question 17
jamb 1994
The system of agriculture practice which involves hunting, gathering and growing of food crops for family consumption only is described as?
Apeasant agriculture
Bplantation agriculture
Cco-operative farming
Dsubsistence farming
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Question 18
jamb 1994
The major factor that causes fluctuations in the supply of agricultural produce is?
Ahigh price
Bpests
Cweather variations
Drural-urban migration
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Question 19
jamb 1994
In the event of liquidation of a private limited liability company, the shareholders' liability is limited in their total?
Aincome from all sources
Bfamily assets
Ccollateral offered for bank loans
Dinvestment inthe company
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Question 20
jamb 1994
A major shortcoming of the sole proprietorship form of business is lack of?
Aworking capital
Bpatronage
Ccontinuity
Dmarket
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Question 21
jamb 1994
Output restriction, fixing of prices, creating obstacles to free entry into the market are features of?
Apure monopoly
Bperfect monopoly
Cperfect competition
Dmonopsonist competition
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Question 22
jamb 1994
In the long run, a firm in a perfectly competitive market will make?
Anormal profit
Badnormal profit
Cmarginal profit
Dno profit
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Question 23
jamb 1994
The basic idea behind brand differentiation under an imperfect market arrangement is to?
Astimulate demand for rival products
Bcreate demand for the particular product
Cenable the product penetrate the market
Denable the product to complete with others
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Question 24
jamb 1994
Elasticity demand is an effective tool in the hands of a producer in that it enables him?
Araise his profit and lower his costs
Bdiscourage buyers from cheating
Cdetermine what he will produce
Dset his price to maximize his profit
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Question 25
jamb 1994
A demand which is positively related to price is true of?
Anormal goods
Bgiffen goods
Costentatious goods
Dcapital goods
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Question 26
jamb 1994
An increase in the supply of labour in a factory while other things remain equal will lead to?
Aan increase in the wage rate and an increase in the number of people employed
Ba decreased in the wage rate and a decrease in employment
Can increase in the wage rate and an decrease in the employment
Da decrease in the wage rate and an increase in employment
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Question 27
jamb 1994
A firm determines its profit when it studies its?
AMarginal Cost
BAverage Cost
CTotal Cost
DAverage Cost relative to price in the market
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Question 28
jamb 1994
The basic relationship between the cost of production, and the market price of any commodity in the short run is that the market price?
Aalways reflects the cost of labour
Breflects the variable, but not the fixed cost of production
Cdoes not rise above variable costs
Dis determined by the cost of production and the current rate of inflation
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Question 29
jamb 1994
A company's expenditure on raw materials is regarded as?
Aexplicit cost
Bimplicit cost
Cprime cost
Daverage cost
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Question 30
jamb 1994
In the long run, all production factors are?
Afixed
Bsemi fixed
Cvariable
Dsemi-variable
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