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which of the following item is not included in measuring national income by the income approach?
AWages and salaries of public servants
BStudent's grants and scholarships
CProfits of companies
DIncome earned by self-employed persons such as lawyers
ERents on property
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Question 12
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A movement along the demand curve for some goods may be caused by a change in
Aconsumer income
Bthe price of goods
Cconsumers taste
Dthe price of other goods
Epopulation
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Question 13
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Which of the following functions do retailers perform in an economy?
AProduction
BExchange
CHoarding
DDistribution
EInvestment
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Question 14
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Devaluation means
Aa reduction in the value of the National currency
Ba reduction in the purchasing power of the foreign currency
Ca reduction in the value of the domestic currency relative to foreign currencies
Dan increase in the value of the national currency
Ea decrease in the purchasing power of the foreign currencies
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Question 15
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open market operation are the process by which
Athe Central Banks purchases and sells securities
BCommercial Banks purchases and sells securities
Cbusiness firms buys raw materials freely
Dhuseholds buys consumer goods openly
Ethe money market takes over the function of the Central Banks
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Question 16
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The value of money is determined by the
Arate of interest
Bgeneral price level
Cquantity of money in circulation
Dlevel of economic development
Eweight of the currency notes and coins
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Question 17
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if over a period of time there is more money in the economy than the available goods and services , the economy is likely to experience
Adevaluation
Binflation
Cdeflation
Ddemonetization
Eover-valuation
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Question 18
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The monetary system that requires a double coincidence of wants is known as the
Agold standard
Bbarter system
Ccommodity system
Dgold exchange standard
Echeque system
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Question 19
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Agriculture plays a dominant role in West African economies because
Athe Green Revolution in Nigeria is agricultural
Bit supplies all the food stuffs consumed in Ghana alone
Cthere are large plantation of cocoa, groundnut and oil palm in West Africa
Dit is the main source of revenue in Sirera Leon alone
Eit emplys more than 50% of the total labour force in West Africa
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Question 20
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Choice is necessary because resources
Aare available
Bcan be found everywhere
Care constant
Dare scarce
Eare unlimited
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Question 21
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The price system refers to the system by which
Athe government controls price in the economic system
Bprices tends to rise to a general level
Cprice allocates resources between consumer and producer goods
Dgovernment allocate resources to consumers and producers
Ethe producers fix the price for their products
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Question 22
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Which of the following statements must hold if price discrimination is to be possible?
AElasticities in the various markets must not differ
BThe seller must recognise the possibility of resale
CThe market must not be separated but integrated
DThe markets should be seperable and there should be no resale.
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Question 23
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In combining inputs x and y, the entrepreneur obtains the maximum output from a given money outlay when
A\( \begin{matrix} P_ x = P _ y \\ MP _ x = MP _ y \end{matrix} \)
B\(\begin{matrix} MP _ x = P _ x \\ MP _ y = P _ y \end{matrix}\)
CP x. MP x = P y. MP y
DP x P y = MP x. MP y
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Question 24
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The value of total output in the economy using the value added approach is
AN57.00
B37.00
C20.00
D15.00
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Question 25
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The long-run equilibrium price and quantity for the firm are respectively
AOP,OY
BOR,OZ
COR,OX
DOQ,OZ
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Question 26
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The excess profit made by the firm in the short-run is represented by
AORTZ
BOPVY
CORTW
DORSX
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Question 27
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Consider the table which shows output (o), total cost (TC)of production and marginal cost (MC) for a firm in a competitive market. Suppose price (P) = N 12, what is the maximum profit the firm can make ?
AN2000.00
B1 200.00
C1000.00
D400.00
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Question 28
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Demand is relatively inelastic
Aat P2 range
Bin the P2 P 4 price range
Cat P3 only
Dat any price below P2
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Question 29
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The firm portrayed is selling in
Aa purely competitive market
Ba market in which demand elastic at all prices
Can imperfectly competitive markket
Da market in which companies produce homogeneous commodities
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Question 30
jamb1991
Consider the following diagram where XYZ represents the average curve of a firm. XY shows that as out put increases the average declines. However, this decline cannot continue indefinitely because
