Economics Past Questions

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Question 41
jamb 2013

If the price of a commodity is fixed below equilibrium, this will lead to

Aexcess demand
Ba decrease in price
Can increase in price
Dexcess supply
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Question 42
jamb 2013

If the supply of a product is elastic, a small reduction in price will

Areduce the cost of production
Breduce the quantity supplied
Cincrease the quantity supplied
Dlead to no change in the quantity supplied
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Question 43
jamb 2013

One of the major factors that brings about changes in supply is

Amarket discrimination
Bavailability of storage facilities
Cthe cost of storage
Dincentives granted to workers
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Question 44
jamb 2013

Utility is the satisfaction derived from the

Adistribution of goods and services
Buse of goods and services
Cdemand of goods and services
Dproduction of goods and services
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Question 45
jamb 2013

One of the assumptions of the cardinal approach is

Adiminishing marginal rate of substitution
Bthe consistency and transitivity of choice
Cthat total utility depends on the quantity of the commodities consumed
Dunstable marginal utility of money
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Question 46
jamb 2013

If the price of a bicycle changes from N120 to N80 and quantity bought changes from 300 to 500 units, the elasticity of demand for bicycle is

A66.7
B0.5
C1.5
D2.0
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Question 47
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 48
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 49
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 50
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 51
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 52
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 53
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 54
jamb 2013

The profit of a monopolist can be eliminated where price equals

AAFC
BMC
CAC
DAVC
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Question 55
jamb 2013

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

A14
B60
C46
D32
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