Economics Past Questions

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Question 41
jamb 2022

A firm's average cost decreases in the long-run because of

Aincreasing returns to scale
Bdiminishing average returns
Cdecreasing marginal returns
Ddecreasing average fixed cost
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Question 42
jamb 2022

A price floor is usually fixed

Aat the equilibrium and causes no shortage
Babove the equilibrium and causes shortage
Cbelow the equilibrium and causes surpluses
Dabove the equilibrium and causes surpluses
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Question 43
jamb 2022

If the marginal utility of commodity is equal to its price, then

Athe consumer is in equilibrium
Bmore of the commodity can be consumed
Ctotal utility is also equal to its price
Dthe market is not in equilibrium
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Question 44
jamb 2022

A supply curve parallel to the X-axis indicates

Afairly elastic supply
Binfinitely elastic supply
Cfairly inelastic supply
Dperfectly inelastic supply
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Question 45
jamb 2022

Palm oil and palm kernel are in

Ajoint supply
Bcompetitive demand
Ccompetitive supply
Dcomplementary demand
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Question 46
jamb 2022

An exceptional demand curve can result from

Aincrease in price of raw materials
Bincrease in the size of the population
Cexpectation of future price increase
Dchange in taste of consumer
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Question 47
jamb 2022

If the price of commodity X rises and consumers shift to commodity Y, then commodities X and Y are

Asubstitutes
Bcomplements
Cinferior goods
Dbought together
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Question 48
jamb 2022

A downward sloping demand curve means that

Atotal revenue declines as price is lowered
Bdemand falls as output increases
Cdemand falls as output falls
Dprice must be lowered to sell more
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Question 49
jamb 2022

In a pie chart, the population of a city is represented by 45. If the country has a population of 10 million people, then the city's population is?

A0.0045 million
B4.5 million
C1.25 million
D16 million
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Question 50
jamb 2022

Producers operating in a free market economy are more efficient as a result of

Athe existence of competition
Bthe very few number of participants
Cthe commitment of the shareholders
Dgovernment regulation of their activities
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Question 51
jamb 2022

Which of the following is not emphasized in a product possibility curve?

AScarcity of resources
BEconomic development
CInefficiency in the use of resources
DUnemployment of labour
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Question 52
jamb 2022

Economics problems arise in all societies because

Aresources are mismanaged by leaders
Bthere is no proper planning
Cresource are not in adequate supply
Dthe services of economists are not employed
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Question 53
jamb 2022

Fiscal policy measures imply a change in

Aonly taxation to control aggregate demand
Bbank rate to infulence lending
Conly government expenditure to regulate an economy
Dgovernment revenue and expenditure to regulate an economy
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Question 54
jamb 2022

The use of the bank rate, cash ratio and open market operations constitute

Afiscal policy
Bmonetary policy
Cimport policy
Dexport policy
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Question 55
jamb 2022

Commercial banks are different from development banks in that the latter

Alend on short-term basis
Bpay interest on current accounts only
Care mostly joint-stock companies
Ddo not deal in foreign currencies
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Question 56
jamb 2022

If the Central Bank increases its bank rate

Amany banks will shut down their operations
Bcustomers will borrow more from banks
Cthe supply of money may be reduced
Dinterest charges by banks will fall
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Question 57
jamb 2022

If inflation is anticipated, people may

Asave more money
Bspend more money
Cgive out more loans
Dspend less money
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Question 58
jamb 2022

An example of commodity money is

Acurrency note
Bmobile money
Ccheques
Dsilver
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Question 59
jamb 2022

Increasing national income without effective control of population size in a country can lead to

Ahigher per capita income
Bincrease in poverty
Cincreased outflow of aid
Dunderutilization of resources
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Question 60
jamb 2022

An example of transfer payments in national income accounting is

Amoney transferred to another country
Bunemployment allowance paid to the citizens
Cthe amount paid to a worker on transfer
Dtransfer of funds from one bank to another
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