Economics Past Questions

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Question 21
jamb 2012

The supply of cocoa is influenced by

Aseasonal conditions
Bthe efficacy of fertilizer used
Cthe demand for beverages
Dthe availability of close substitutes
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Question 22
jamb 2012

When the slope of the total utility curve is declining, the marginal utility of a consumer will be increasing if he

Astops consuming more of the commodity
Breduces the quantity consumed
Cincreases the quantity consumed
Dconsumes more of another commodity
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Question 23
jamb 2012

Comparison of interpersonal utility is impossible because

Autility is measured in utils
Bmarginal utility is not observable
Cutility is subjectively determined
Dindividual income differ
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Question 24
jamb 2012

If the price of an item increases by 8% while the quantity demanded falls from 1500 units to 1492 units, the demand is said to be

Aperfectly elastic
Binelastic
Celastic
Dperfectly inelastic
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Question 25
jamb 2012

A rise in income will, ceteris paribus, bring about

Aa movement along the demand curve
Ba leftward shift of the demand curve
Ca rightward shift of the demand curve
Dno effect on the demand curve
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Question 26
jamb 2012

If the quantity of rice bought decreases from 250 tonnes to 200 tonnes owing to a 2% rise in price, it shows that there is a change in

Aconsumers' income
Bdemand
Cconsumers' tastes
Dquantity damanded
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Question 27
jamb 2012

The sign of the slope of a graph in economic analysis is important because it

Ashows whether a good is normal or inferior
Bshows the relationship between variables
Creveals the magnitude of the change between variables
Dhelps to determine the unit of measurement of variables
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Question 28
jamb 2012

The privatization of public enterprises will lead to efficient management of resources in the economy.
This statement can best be described as

Anormative reasoning
Binductive reasoning
Cdeductive reasoning
Dpositive reasoning
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Question 29
jamb 2012

A major disadvantage of a socialist economy is that

Acorruption is rampant
Bconsumer's sovereignty is lost
Cincome inequality is entrenched
Dthere is high level of unemployment
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