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Question 661
jamb 2003
An advantage of the sole proprietorship over the partnership from of business organisation is that
Aits existence is limited by an individual's life span
Bit relies on the decision of friends to succeed
Cthe possibility of conflict in management is virtually non-existent
Dit enjoys limited liability for debt in the event of failure
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Question 662
jamb 2003
Securities are described as listed when they are
Amobilished as long-term debt instruments
Btraded on a recognised stock market
Cbought and sold purely for development purposes
Dmobilized as short-term debt instruments
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Question 663
jamb 2003
The monetary control instrument most effectively used by the Central Bank of Nigeria is the
Aopen market operations
Bmargin requirment
Creserve ratio
Ddiscount rate
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Question 664
jamb 2003
Inflation that is usually associated with periods of trade boom is
Acreeping inflation
Bcost-push inflation
Cstagflation
Ddemand-pull inflation
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Question 665
jamb 2003
Insurance companies, pension and provident funds and unit trusts are all examples of
Arural-based revenue mobilizers
Bnon-governmental organisations
Cgovernment financial agencies
Dnon-bank financial institutions
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Question 666
jamb 2003
For a firm, value added can be defined as the difference between the
Ainput prices and product prices
Bvalue of its output and inputs purchased from other firms
Cvalue of its output and the cost of production
Dtotal revenue and total cost
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Question 667
jamb 2003
The distinguishing characteristic between the money market and the capital market lies in whether the
Asecurities are primary or secondary
Bdebt instruments provided are long-term or short-term
Cfunds mobilized are private or public
Dsecurities are in debentures or ordinary shares
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Question 668
jamb 2003

The term 'Near money' is best described as

Aa financial instrument that is readily convertible to cash
Bgovernment financial instrument that is convertible to cash
Ctime deposits with low interest rates
Da financial asset that is convertible to cash
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Question 669
jamb 2003
Imperfect market is characterized by
Aperfect mobility of factors of production
Bmany buyers and few sellers
Ca large number of buyers and sellers
Dnon-preferential treatment
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Question 670
jamb 2003

The long-run average cost curve is called a planning curve because it shows what happens to costs when

Aa bigger size of plant is built
Bdifferents sizes of plants are built
Cvariable inputs are increased
Dfixed factors are increased
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Question 671
jamb 2003
Price elasticity of supply is a ratio of the change in
Aoriginal quantity to a change in new quantity
Bquantity supplied to the change in price
Cprice to the change in quantity supplied
Dquantity supplied to the change in demand
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Question 672
jamb 2003
Short-run period in production is a period too short for a firm to be able to change its
Ascale of operation
Btotal revenue
Ctotal outputs
Dvariable inputs
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Question 673
jamb 2003
A normal supply curve is usually positively sloped because the relationship between
Aprice and supply is positive
Bdemand and price is positive
Csupply and price is negative
Dprice and demand is negative
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Question 674
jamb 2003
If the demand curve facing a firm is sharply downward-sloping, the firm is likely to be
Aa monopolistic competitor as it can have a limited influence on price
Ba monopolist as it can have a great influence on price
Ca perfect competitor as it cannot influence the market price
Dan oligopolist as it can collude with other firms to have some influence on price
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Question 675
jamb 2003
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Out put produced per day (Units)} & \text{Fixed cost per day (N)} & \text{Total cost per day (N)} \\ \hline 20 & 60 & 100 \\ \hline 30 & 60 & 120 \\ \hline 40 & 60 & 130 \\ \hline 50 & 60 & 135 \\ \hline 60 & 60 & 150 \\ \hline 70 & 60 & 170 \\ \hline 80 & 60 & 190\end{array}\)

Using the table above. The ATC at 30 units of output is
A₦3.00
B₦4.00
C₦60.00
D₦120.00
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Question 676
jamb 2003
In a planned economy, the emphasis is on
Apublic ownership and control
Bprices and competition
Cindividual choices and decisions
Dprivate ownership and control
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Question 677
jamb 2003
If there is an increase in demand without a corresponding increase in supply, there will be a
Arise in price
Bshift in demand curve to the left
Cfall in price
Dshift in supply curve to the right
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Question 678
jamb 2003
The price of a good rises from N5 to N8 and the quantity demanded falls from 200 to 190 units Over this price range, the demand curve is
Aperfectly inelastic
Bfairly inelastic
Cperfectly elastic
Dfairly elastic
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Question 679
jamb 2003
Utility is the satisfaction derived from?
Ademand
Bproduction
Cdistribution
Dconsumption
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Question 680
jamb 2003
In economic analysis, a statement is said to be normative if it?
Arelates to value judgement
Bis incorrect
Ccan be tested scientifically
Dis contradictory
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