Economics Past Questions

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Question 21
jamb 2008

Diminishing marginal utility implies that

Atotal utility decreases as consumption increases
Bmarginal utility increases as consumption increases
Cmarginal utility deceases as consumption increase
Dmarginal utility decreases as consumption decreases
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Question 22
jamb 2008

As long as marginal utility is positive, total utility must be

Anegative
Bincreasing
Czero
Ddecreasing
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Question 23
jamb 2008

If the demand elasticity coefficient of cars is 0.5, it implies that the demand for petrol is

Aelastic
Bperfectliy inelastic
Cinelastic
Dperfect elastic
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Question 24
jamb 2008

If income rises from N2000 to N4000 and quantity demanded increase from 80 units to 120 units, find the income elasticity of demand

A0.5
B1.2
C2.5
D4.0
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Question 25
jamb 2008

A major determinant of the demand for a luxury goods is

Athe price of the goods
Bthe price of other goods
Cthe income of consumers
Dtastes and fashion
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Question 26
jamb 2008

If 100 units and 120 units of commodity X are supplied at N80 at different times, it means that there is

Aa change in supply
Ba change in the quantity supplied
Can increase in the quantity supplied
Da increase in the quantity supplied
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Question 27
jamb 2008

If the standard deviation of a given data is 8.2, find its variance

A4.1
B67.2
C82.0
D91.8
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Question 28
jamb 2008

If the increase in the price of yams is used to estimate the inflation rate, this is an example of

Adeductive reasoning
Binductive reasoning
Cnormative reasoning
Dpositive reasoning
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Question 29
jamb 2008

The production possibility curve can be used to explain the underlying concepts of

Ascale of preference and choice
Bopportunity cost and choice
Cwants and means
Dopportunity cost and scale of preference
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Question 30
jamb 2008

The deregulation of telecommunication services in Nigeria is a characteristic of

Acommand economy
Btraditional economy
Cmarket economy
Dfeudal economy
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