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Question 61
jamb 2005

The hoarding of goods is usually experienced when

Asupply is greater than demand
Bthe market price above the equilibrium price
Cdemand is greater than supply
Dexcess demand is greater than excess supply
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Question 62
jamb 2005
Under perfect competition, the short-run supply curve of a firm is determined by its
Atotal cost curve
Bmarginal cost curve
Caverage fixed cost curve
Daverage cost curve
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Question 63
jamb 2005
In a car assembly plant, division of labour is demonstrated by
Aassigning each worker to a specific activity
Bassigning each worker a given number to produce
Cincreasing the daily output
Dproducing a specific model
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Question 64
jamb 2005

An example of a long-run cost of a firm is

Afuel and maintenace cost
Bthe planned size of plant equipment
Cthe existing size of plant and equipment
Drent on buildings
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Question 65
jamb 2005
An increase in the quantity supplied of commodity suggests
Aa leftward shift of the supply curve
Ba rightward shift of the supply curve
Ca movement along the supply curve
Dan increase in elasticity of supply
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Question 66
jamb 2005
For a firm to break even in the long run, the marginal cost curve must cut the
Aaverage variable cost curve at its higest point
Baverage cost cure at its lowest point
Caverage cost curve at its lowest point
Dtotal cost cure at its lowest point
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Question 67
jamb 2005
Long-run production is called
Adiminsihing returns to scale
Breturns to scale
Cexternal economies of scale
Deconomies of scale
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Question 68
jamb 2005
The distinction between onshore and offshore operations in oil exploration lies in the
Alocation of sites
Boutput generated
Csize of production
Dtechniques of production
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Question 69
jamb 2005
Agricultural backward-linkage effect means the establishment of
Asubsidiary industries to increase the number of industries
Bmain industries to increase output
Cindustries to reduce imports
Dsubsidiary industries to feed the main industry
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Question 70
jamb 2005
If the death rate of a country is 52% and the growth rate is 12%, what is the birth rate of the county
A48%
B64%
C40%
D52%
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Question 71
jamb 2005
Localization of industries in Nigeria is mainly influenced by
Amarket size
Bpopulation groupings
Craw materials
Dexternal economies
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Question 72
jamb 2005
During a conflict between management and workers, the union's bargaing power is based on
Awork-to-rule
Bnegotiation
Cpicketing
Dmanagement decision
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Question 73
jamb 2005
The major contribution of the petroleum industry to the Nigerian economy is the
Ageneration of revenue for the oil companies
Bprovision of employment opportunities for communites
Cgeneration of revenue for government
Dpromotion of industrial harmony
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Question 74
jamb 2005
The short-run inelasticity of supply of agricultural produce causes
Astability in prices
Ba steady rise in prices
Ca steady decline in prices
Dinstability in prices
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Question 75
jamb 2005
Population density is described as the
Aaverage number of people per square kilometre
Baverage number of people in a country
Ctotal population excluding migration
Dtotal population including net migration
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Question 76
jamb 2005
In a particular year, the sum of the value added in each sector of the economy was N4550 million
The amount represents the GNP measured by the
Afactor-price approach
Boutput approach
Cincome approach
Dexpenditure approach
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Question 77
jamb 2005
Idle cash balances are held for
Aplanned purchases
Bthe purchase of bonds
Cthe purchase of shares
Dunplanned purchases
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Question 78
jamb 2005
A discount house is a market where
Avarious bills are exchanged
Bshort-term and medium-term loans are obtained
Cshares are bought and sold
Dshort-term loans are obtained
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Question 79
jamb 2005
A major assumption in a perfectly competitive market is that
Athe number of buyers and sellers is small
Bindividuals cannot influence prices
Cthe quality of products remains the same
Dprices will always remain constant
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Question 80
jamb 2005
Above full employment level, an expansionary monetary policy will lead to a
Adecrease in aggregate supply
Bfall in the inflation rate
Crise in the inflation rate
Dfall in aggregate demand
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