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Question 481
jamb 2018

The coefficient of the price elasticity of supply is always_____________

AConstant
BZero
CPositive
DNegative
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Question 482
jamb 2018

An upward movement along the same supply curve result in_____________

Aa decrease in price
Ban increase
Can increase in quantity supplied
Da decrease In quantity supplied
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Question 483
jamb 2018

The effects on the demand for product A caused by a change in the price of product B is Called____________

AJoint demand
Bcross-elasticity of demand
Celasticity of supply
Dcompetitive demand
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Question 484
jamb 2018

Concentrating industries in one place is advantageous because there are gains in terms of_____________

Acost economies
Beconomies of scale
Cinternal economies
Dexternal economies
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Question 485
jamb 2018

By utility we mean____________

Abeneficial
Bpower of satisfying a want
Cadvantageous
Dconsumable
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Question 486
jamb 2018

From the graph above the consumer will attain equilibrium at point_______________

AJ
BK
CM
DL
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Question 487
jamb 2018

The money paid per hour for work done is_________

Acost
Bsalary
Cbonus
Dwage rate
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Question 488
jamb 2018

If the price elasticity of demand for a good is 0.43 an increase in the price of the good will result in____________

Aa decrease in profit by 43%
Ban increase in profit by 43%
Ca net loss
Da net gain
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Question 489
jamb 2018

If the price of a ball point pen falls from N1.00 to N0.60 and the quantity demanded increases. from 200 to 300, the point elasticity of demand is equal to____________

A0.50
B0.40
C1.25
D0.80
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Question 490
jamb 2018

A limited liability company is owned by________________

Aa bank
Ban individual
Ctwo or more partners
Dshare holders
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Question 491
jamb 2018

Which of the following is not a direct tax?

Acapital gains tax
Bpurchase tax
Cpersonal income tax
Dcapital tax
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Question 492
jamb 2018

When elasticity is zero, the demand curve is_____________

Acircular
Bdownward sloping
Cperfectly inelastic
Dconcave
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Question 493
jamb 2018

The current stage of the economy is depicted in curve I. The movement of curve I to II suggests___________

Aan Improvement in capital goods technology but not In consumer goods technology
Ba movement from unemployment to full employment
Cthat the output for the society has declined
Da gain in consumer goods technique and not in capital goods technique
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Question 494
jamb 2018
No of Men 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  
Total Product(unit) 200 440 540 600 640 660 660 640

If the price per unit  is N2, what is the average revenue when 6 men are employed?

AN110
BN120
CN220
DN330
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Question 495
jamb 2018

The mean is the best measure of central tendency because it__________

Acan be calculated from incomplete data
Bis a balancing point in an observation
Cis a midpoint value in an array of data
Dis not affected by extreme values in a data
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Question 496
jamb 2018

The privatization exercise in Nigeria is a move towards a____________

Acommand economy
Bmixed economy
Csubsistence economy
Dmarket economy
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Question 497
jamb 2018

The need to construct a scale of preference is necessitated by____________

Ascarcity and the need for choice
BThe needs to satisfy wants
CNon - availability of factors of production
DScarcity of resources
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Question 498
jamb 2018

In a developing economy, productivity is measured by the____________

Aoutput - labour ratio
Bcapital - output ratio
Coutput growth rate
DOutput per capital
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Question 499
jamb 2018

In an open economy, the GNP is measured as_____________?

AC + 1 + G(X-M)
BC + 1 + G
CC + 1 + G + X
DC + 1 + G + M
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Question 500
jamb 2018

The basic economic problems of society include___________

Ascarcity, for whom to produce and where
Bscarcity, when to produce and how
C
Dhow to produce and sell
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