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Question 421
jamb 2013

An increase in the price of a commodity will result in

Aa decrease in the quantity demanded
Ban increase in demand
Can increase in quantity demanded
Da decrease in demand
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Question 422
jamb 2013

An increase in demand without a corresponding change in supply will lead to

Aa decrease in equilirium price and increase in equilibrium quantity
Ban increase in equilibrium price and quantity
Ca decrease in equilibrium price and quantity
Dan increase in equilibrium price and a decrease in equilibrium quantity
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Question 423
jamb 2013

Find the median of the following set of data 35,10,14,38,15,18,22,30 and 28

A10
B38
C35
D22
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Question 424
jamb 2013
An advantage of the range as a measure of dispersion is that it
Acan be used to calculate open-ended distribution
Bmake use of all values of observations in a distribution
Ctakes all values into consideration
Dis useful for further statistical calculation
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Question 425
jamb 2013

Which of the following set of statistical tools is used for further economic analysis?

Athe median and standard deviation
Bthe mean and mode
Cthe mean and standard deviation
Dthe mode and median
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Question 426
jamb 2013

If the standard deviation of a given data is 53, what is the variance?

A2082
B2809
C2808
D2209
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Question 427
jamb 2013

An economy in which both the public and private sectors contribute to economic growth is as

Afeudal economy
Bcapitalist economy
Csocialist economy
Dmixed economy
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Question 428
jamb 2013

The profit of a monopolist can be eliminated where price equals

AAFC
BMC
CAC
DAVC
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Question 429
jamb 2013

If P = \(\frac{1}{4}\)(Qs + 10). What is the quantity supplied at N14?

A14
B60
C46
D32
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Question 430
jamb 2012

From this diagram, the minimum wage OW will lead to

Afull employment of resources
Bunemployment
Cinflation
Dfull employment of factors of production
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Question 431
jamb 2012

To move from point M to K, the consumer has to increase the

Aconsumption of X and reduce the consumption of Y
Bexpenditure on Y
Cexpenditure on X
Dconsumption of Y and reduce the consumption of X
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Question 432
jamb 2012

The consumer is at equilibrium at point

AN
BP
CM
DK
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Question 433
jamb 2012

From the above, calculate the price elasticity of demand

A5.0
B2.0
C1.0
D0.5
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Question 434
jamb 2012

If the GDP is N60 billion, what is the difference between the contributions of oil and manufacturing sectors?

AN11.7 billion
BN13.3 billion
CN21.7 billion
DN26.6 billion
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Question 435
jamb 2012

The percentage contribution of Agricultural sector is

A67.5
B40.0
C32.4
D25.0
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Question 436
jamb 2012

The reward on machinery and equipment in the process of production is known as

Aprofit
Binterest
Crent
Dwages
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Question 437
jamb 2012

One of the functions of ECOWAS is to

Aprovide funds for infrastructural development
Bdetermine prices of exports
Credistribute income among citizens
Dprovide employment for citizens of member nations
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Question 438
jamb 2012

A deficit balance of payments is measured by subtracting the debits from the credits in the

Acurrent account
Bcurrent and capital accounts
Ccurrent and escrow accounts
Dcapital and escrow accounts
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Question 439
jamb 2012

In a village of 50 persons, 10 immigrated, 25 died and 5 emigrated in year. Determine the total population

A10
B20
C30
D50
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Question 440
jamb 2012

The Malthusian theory was concerned about the relationship between

Apopulation growth rates of the rich and the poor nations
Bpopulation density and national income
Cpopulation growth rate and natural resources
Dage distribution of population
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