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Question 61
jamb 2024

The comparison of the standard of living between Nigeria and Ghana is best down through the use of

Agross National incomes
Bper capita income
CNet National income
DNet disposable income
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Question 62
jamb 2024

When combination of two goods which a consumer derive equal satisfaction is plotted on a graph, the graph is known as

Aopportunity curve
Butility curve
Cdemand curve
Dindifference curve
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Question 63
jamb 2024

From the diagram below, the equilibrium wage rate is

AL3
BL2
CW2
DW1
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Question 64
jamb 2024

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

Athe market is not in equilibrium
Bmore of the commodity can be consumed
Ctotal utility is also equal to its price
Dthe consumer is in equilibrium
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Question 65
jamb 2024

The formular used by the Expenditure approach to calculate National income is

AY=C+I+X-M-G
BY=C+I+G+X-M
CY=C+X-M-I+G
DY=C-I+X-M+G
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Question 66
jamb 2024

The willingness of an individual backed up with purchasing power at a given time is

Aeffective demand
Bdemand
Cdesire
Dutility
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Question 67
jamb 2024

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

Ainferior goods
Bsubstitutes
Ccomplements
Dbought together
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Question 68
jamb 2024

A price floor is usually fixed

Aabove the equilibrium and causes surpluses
Bbelow the equilibrium and causes surpluses
Cabove the equilibrium and causes shortage
Dat the equilibrium and causes no shortage
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Question 69
jamb 2024

Which of the following is NOT a factor that brings about changes in demand?

Athe price of the good or service
Ba change in real income
Cgovernment policy
Dincrease in population
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Question 70
jamb 2024

A producer who can only influence the price of his product but canNOT determine the quantity to be sold is referred to
as

Aduopoly
Bmonopolist
Cmonopsonist
Doligopoly
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Question 71
jamb 2024

If the prices of a commodity increases from N8.00 to N10.00 and the demand decreases from 100 to 80 respectively, wha is the price elasticity of demand for the commodity?

A1
B0.8
C0.5
D1.5
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Question 72
jamb 2024

An exceptional demand curve can result from

Aincrease in price of raw materials
Bchange in taste of consumer
Cincrease in the size of the population
Dexpectation of future price increase
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Question 73
jamb 2024

The middle value of an array figure arranged in descending order is referred to as the

AVariance
Bmean
Cmode
Dmedian
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Question 74
jamb 2024

Which of these is NOT associated with the problem of internal trade?

Abargaining
Bmarket trade unions
Clack of specialization
Dnatural barriers
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Question 75
jamb 2024

The diagram belwo, shows the relationship between

Aminimum wage and unemployment
Bequilibrium wage rate and philip curve
CW4 and W3
Dwage rate and unemployment
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Question 76
jamb 2024

The bank established to finances project aimed at promoting economic and social development within the African continent is

AAfrican bank for commerce and industry
Beconomic bank for African
Crecovery fund bank for Africa
DAfrican development bank
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Question 77
jamb 2024

A downward sloping demand curve means that

Aprice must be lowered to sell more
Btotal revenue declines as price is lowered
Cdemand falls as output increases
Ddemand falls as output falls
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Question 78
jamb 2024

Economics problems arise in all societies because

Athe services of economists are not employed
Bresource are not in adequate supply
Cthere is no proper planning
Dresources are mismanaged by leaders
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Question 79
jamb 2024

Wholesalers play an important in the distribution of goods and services because they

Aare located very close to consumers
Bpass information on from retailers to consumers
Csell in small units to consumers
Dfinance both producers and retailers
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Question 80
jamb 2024

One of the function of united nation conference on trade and development (UNTAD) is to

Atransfer technology from developed to less developed countries
Bincrease share of less developed countries in world trade
Cincrease impact of developed countries over less developed countries
Dmake goods available in developed countries
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