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Question 31
jamb 2019

One of these is not an assumption of the cardinalist theory of utility?

AThe consumer is rational
BDiminishing marginal utility
CThe concept of money utility
DConsistency and transivity of choice
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Question 32
jamb 2019

In the case of highly or close complementary goods, the indifference curve is_______

AA straight line
BA right-angled
CL - shaped
DCurvature
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Question 33
jamb 2019

The most important cost curve for the firm is_________

AMC
BAC
CTC
DFC
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Question 34
jamb 2019

The average curve and the marginal curve are U-shaped in the short-run and flatter in the long-run due to________

AEconomies of scale
BMoney cost
COpportunity cost
DCost functions
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Question 35
jamb 2019

Restrictive monetary policy is designed to curtail aggregate demand and to overcome________

ADeflation
BReinflation
CDisinflation
DInflationary gap
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Question 36
jamb 2019

An Instrument used by the central bank to fix commercial and merchant banks total credit to domestic economy is________

Amonetary policy
Bfiscal policy
Ccredit ceiling
Dopen market operation
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Question 37
jamb 2019

An economic condition in which much reduced economic activity co-exists with inflation is referred to as__________

Astagflation
Binflationary spiral
Cslump inflation
Dinflationary gap
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Question 38
jamb 2019

The money market equilibrium is defined as_________

Awhen the demand and supply of money are equal
Bwhen demand is greater than supply of money
Cwhen demand is less than supply of money
Dwhen supply is greater than demand for money
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Question 39
jamb 2019

A method of analysis that draws conclusions from data rather than general Principles already known is________

ADeductive reasoning
BInductive reasoning
CNormative reasoning
DPositive reasoning
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Question 40
jamb 2019

The arithmetic mean of 5, 8, 10, 15, 24 and 28 is_______

A145
B15
C90
D6
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Question 41
jamb 2019

An economy in which the whole income is not consumed is referred to as______

AFrugal economy
BSpend thrift economy
CCapitalist economy
DMixed economy
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Question 42
jamb 2019

The method obtained by adding all the reward of factors of production in national income is________

Aincome approach
Bexpenditure approach
Cvalue added method
Doutput approach
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Question 43
jamb 2019

A rise in the supply of a commodity cause__________

Aan increase in the equilibrium price and decrease in the equilibrium quantity bought and sold
Ban increase in both equilibrium
Ca decrease in the equilibrium price and an increase in the equilibrium quantity bought and sold
Da decrease in both equilibrium
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Question 44
jamb 2019

Supply is________

AA stock
BA Flow
CConstant
DA table
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Question 45
jamb 2019

The demand curve facing the monopolist in the foreign market is__________

AElastic
BInelastic
CPerfectly elastic
DUnitary
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Question 46
jamb 2019

In the short-run, the monopoly makes_______

ANormal profit
BAbnormal Profit
CLoss
DSales
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Question 47
jamb 2019

In a perfect competition, the market price is determined by_______

Athe government
Bthe producer
Cthe consumer
Dthe market supply and demand junctions
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Question 48
jamb 2019

 

Price
(₦)
Quantity Demanded
8 10
6 12


If we move from 8 to 6, the elasticity of demand is_______

A-1.25
B0.62
C0.8
D1
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Question 49
jamb 2019

If two commodities are unrelated, a change in the price of one will____________

Ahave effect on the quantity demanded of the other
Bhave no effect on the quantity demanded of the other
Cincrease the quantity demanded on the other
Ddecrease the quantity demanded on the other
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Question 50
jamb 2019

A demand which gives rise to the reverse of the law of demand is__________

ADerived demand
BJoint demand
CAbnormal demand
DComposite demand
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