Economics Past Questions

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Question 21
jamb 2010

One of the assumptions of ordinal utility theory is that

Achoice is not consistent
Butility can be ranked
Ctotal utility is a function of price
Dsatisfaction is measurable
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Question 22
jamb 2010
Consumer surplus tends to be higher when demand is
Ainelastic
Bperfectly elastic
Celastic
Dunitarily elastic
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Question 23
jamb 2010

If the price of a commodity with elastic demand increases, the revenue accruing to the producer will

Adouble
Bincrease
Cbe constant
Ddecrease
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Question 24
jamb 2010

If the demand for a good is more elastic than its supply, the tax burden is borne

Aequally by consumers and producers
Bmore by producers
Cmore by consumers
Dmore by retailers and producers
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Question 25
jamb 2010

The most popular sizes of dresses and shoes are determined by the

Arange
Bmean
Cmode
Dmedian
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Question 26
jamb 2010

The mean is the best measure of central tendency because it

Ais not affected by extreme values in a data
Bis a midpoint value in an array of data
Cis a balancing point in an observation
Dcan be calculated from incomplete data
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Question 27
jamb 2010

The standard deviation of a set of data is

Aalways measured from the mode
Bthe most representative of averages
Calways measured from the median
Da measure of dispersion
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Question 28
jamb 2010

The downturn in the prices of shares on stock markets is a highlight of

Aefficient allocation of resources
Bthe invisible hand
Cthe regulatory nature of the market
Dconsumer rationality
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Question 29
jamb 2010

Economics is the study of human behaviour as it relates to the

Aefficient allocation of resources
Bproduction of goods
Coperation of companies
Dgeneration of income
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