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Question 41
jamb 2023

Macroeconomics focuses on the following units in an aggregative manner

Ahousehold, firms, government, corporate sector and external sector
Bindividual consumers, individual firms, government and external sector
Cgovernment, household firms, individual consumers and external sector
Dindividual consumers, household firms and manufacturing sector
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Question 42
jamb 2023

If demand function for a product is Qd = 30 - 4P, and the price and quantity of products is 4 and 14 respectively. What is the price elasticity of demand for the product?

A1.14
B7.1
C14.1
D1.7
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Question 43
jamb 2023

An increase in nominal income without increase in price will result to

Aincreased real income
Bincreased GDP
Cdecreased real income
Ddecreased GNP
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Question 44
jamb 2023

Identify one of the following which can NOT be used to close deflationary gap

AIncreased interest rate
BIncreased money supply
CIncrease government expenditure
DReduction in taxes
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Question 45
jamb 2023

The decision to consume more of one product under normal circumstances will apply

Aless of another product will be consumed
Bmore of another product will be consumed
Cless of the product will be consumed
Dno other products will be consumed
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Question 46
jamb 2023

Indicator of underdevelopment is

Ahigh life expectancy
Blow birth rate
Clow population growth rate
Dlow per capita income
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Question 47
jamb 2023

Which of the following is the resultant effect of a fall in the profit margin of producers in an economy?

AUnemployment will fall
BUnemployment will remain constant
CUnemployment will increase
DUnemployment will fluctuate
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Question 48
jamb 2023

Part-time workers who desire full-time employment are:

AUnderemployed and contribute to the unemployment statistic
BUnderemployed but do not contribute to the unemployment statistic
CNot part of the labour force and do not contribute to the unemployment statistic
DCyclical unemployment
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Question 49
jamb 2023

An increase in total production (real GDP) causes the demand for money to ______and the interest rate to _________

AIncrease; decrease
BDecrease; decrease
CIncrease; increase
DDecrease; increase
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Question 50
jamb 2023

The type of price elasticity of demand for a commodity whose quantity demanded remain unchanged despite changes in the price is

APerfectly elastic
BInfinitely elastic
CInelastic
DPerfectly inelastic
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Question 51
jamb 2023

Public corporation is financed with

ACapital raised from shareholders
BTax payer's money
CCapital raised from stock exchange
DCapital contributed by owners
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Question 52
jamb 2023

One major criticism of foreign aid to developing countries is that it

AGives too much power and control to world bank
BEncourages growth in government bureaucracy
CIs capital using rather than capital saving
DProvides incentives for capital flight
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Question 53
jamb 2023

The following are economic agents in any economy EXCEPT

ACentral Bank
BHouse hold
CFirm
DGovernment
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Question 54
jamb 2023

The term 'investment' in macroeconomics means

AProfit
BTotal amount of money invested in bonds and stocks
CThe total amount of capital goods in the country
DThe production of goods for immediate consumption
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Question 55
jamb 2023

If commodities X and Y are substitute, their cross elasticity of demand will be

AOne
Bpositive
Cnegative
Dzero
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Question 56
jamb 2023

Which of the following is an example of expansionary monetary policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria?

ALowering income taxes
BIncreasing the discount rate
CIncreasing the reserve ratio
DBuying Treasury securities from commercial banks
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Question 57
jamb 2023

The demand for money will fall if

APeople expect deflation soon
BReal GDP rises
CReal interest rates rise
DThe GDP deflator rises
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Question 58
jamb 2023

The law of supply states that, other things being constant, as price increases

ASupply increases
BSupply decreases
CQuantity supplied increases
DQuantity supplied decreases
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Question 59
jamb 2023

An increase in money income with constant price results in

AOutward shift in the budget line
BInward parallel shift in the budget line
COptions A and C
DBudget line remain constant
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Question 60
jamb 2023

Among all the determinants of economic growth, the most important one is

AHuman capital
BIncreased GDP
CLand and Natural resources
DTechnologies
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