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A textile firm operates a plant in the North (where capital expensive relative to labour)as well as a plant in the South (where labour is expensive relative to capital ). In this diagram above the Southern plant will minimize cost by combining labour and capital in the amounts indicated by
AP
BQ
CX
DY
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Question 22
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The group of unemployed members of a community who are physically handicapped or disabled, is generally classified under unemployment as?
Africtional
Bcyclical
Cresidual
Dhidden
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Question 23
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Collectivism refers to the system of management of state enterprises in a?
Amixed economy
Bco-operative organization
Ccapitalist economic system
Dsocialist economy
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Question 24
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An increase in an economy's productive capacity implies?
Aan increase in the economy's rate of capital replacement
Ban increase in the economy's capital stock
Ca decrease in government spending
Dan increase in government spending
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Question 25
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The most threatening problem for the less developed countries is?
Athe continual depletion of their soil fertility
Bthe rise of nationalism
Cpopulation explosion
Dtheir differences towards economic growth
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Question 26
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If technology becomes less capital-intensive, it means?
Aan increase in the capital/labour ratio
Ban increase in the capital/ratio
Ca fall in the labour/capital ratio
Dincreased unemployment
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Question 27
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In estimating the national income of a country, the three approaches usually adopted are the?
Aexpenditure, value-added and output
Bincome, final product and output
Cexpenditure,income and output
Davoiding of double counting, final expenditure and value added
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Question 28
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Which of the following items is subtracted when computing Gross National Product at factor cost, by the expenditure method?
AConsumption expenditure
BIndirect taxes
CExports and property income from abroad
DGross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation
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Question 29
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If aggregate income is N500.00 and aggregate consumption is N400.00, this means that the average propensity to consume is?
A0.20
B0.80
C1.25
D2.00
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Question 30
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The Malthusian theory of population predicts that growth in food production will?
Akeep pace with population growth
Bbe at a faster rate than population growth
Cbe at a slower rate tthan population growth
Dbe more rapid than population growth in the developing countries
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Question 31
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Deficit financing is mostly facilitated by the existence of?
Astock exchange market
Bcommercial bank
Ccentral bank
Dcapital market
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Question 32
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Which of the following is a good example of invisible item on balance of payments account?
AShipping and aviation
BExport and imports
CMerchandise
DBullion
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Question 33
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When a nation is experiencing balance of payment surplus, it is in a better position to?
Aincrease its foreign exchange reserves
Bincrease its liabilities to foreigners
Creduce its foreign exchange reserves
Ddevalue its national currency
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Question 34
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Which of the following would most likely be considered an example of benefit taxation?
AExcise tax
BCorporate income tax
CProperty tax
DHighway-user tax
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Question 35
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Which of the following is a direct tax?
ASales tax
BPurchase tax
CExport duties
Dproperty tax
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Question 36
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Merchants banks perform all the following functions EXCEPT?
Araising of capital for industry
Bprovision of current account facilities
Cmanagement of investment portfolios
Dprovision of credit for overseas trade
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Question 37
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The rate at which money changes hands is known as the?
Arate of inflation
Bvelocity of transactions
Cvelocity of money
Dvelocity of circulation
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Question 38
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In any economy, what is used as money is determined by?
Agovernment acceptance commodity standard
Bgovernment acceptance of an inconvertible paper standard
Claws and customs
Dits use as a store of value
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Question 39
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Which of the following factors enhances the ability of commercial banks to create money?
AReduction in the reserve ratio
BLeakage of cash out of banking system
Cexcess of reserves
DInsistence on collateral security
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Question 40
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Restriction on credit creation by commercial banks can be effected through?
