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Question 61
jamb 2024

The act of cultivating land and rearing of animal for man's use is

Aforestry
Bagriculture
Cmono culture
Dhorticulture
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Question 62
jamb 2024

In the long-run, a firm must shut down if its average revenue is

Agreater than average cost
Bequal to the average cost
Cequal to the minimum average revenue is
Dless than average variable cost
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Question 63
jamb 2024

Holding money to take care of contingencies is

Aa precautionary motive
Ba transactions motive
Can expansionary motive
Da speculative motive
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Question 64
jamb 2024

The largest component of national income in developing countries consist of

Awages and salaries
Brent
Cprofit
Dprofit and rent
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Question 65
jamb 2024

In income determination theory, acceleration principles shows that

Ainvestment is the causes, while income is the effects
Bincome and investment are both effects
Cincomes is of on effect on investment
Dincome and investment are both causes
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Question 66
jamb 2024

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

Athe existence of competition
Bgovernment regulation of their activities
Cthe very few number of participants
Dthe commitment of the shareholders
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Question 67
jamb 2024

MPC + MPS equals

AZero
BMultiplier
COne
DAPS
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Question 68
jamb 2024

A market situation with few sellers and many buyers is called

Aduopoly
BOmonopoly
Cperfect competition
Doligopoly
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Question 69
jamb 2024

Which of the following NOT among the objectives of OPEC?

Ato stabilize the price of oil in the world market
Bto established petroleum refineries in all member state
Cto stabilize the revenue from oil to producing countries
Dto make sure that oil flows to all the consuming countries
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Question 70
jamb 2024

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

AScarcity of resources
BUnemployment of labour
CInefficiency in the use of resources
DEconomic development
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Question 71
custom 2024
The satisfaction derived from consuming a good is its
Avalue
Butility
Ccost
Dprice
Question 72
custom 2024
When government spends more than it earns, it runs a
Acapital budget
Bbudget surplus
Cbudget deficit
Dbalanced budget
Question 73
custom 2024
Which of these is a resource?
Aland
Btaste
Cdemand
Dprice
Question 74
custom 2024
The rate at which one currency exchanges for another is the
Atax rate
Bexchange rate
Cdiscount rate
Dinterest rate
Question 75
custom 2024
A tax on goods imported into a country is a
Asubsidy
Btariff
Cquota
Dgrant
Question 76
custom 2024
The difference between total revenue and total cost is
Arent
Binterest
Cprofit
Dloss
Question 77
custom 2024
Which factor of production is provided by the entrepreneur?
Aland
Blabour only
Ccapital only
Dmanagement/initiative
Question 78
custom 2024
Money is used as a
Aform of labour
Bmedium of exchange
Ctype of tax
Dfactor of production
Question 79
custom 2024
When price falls, quantity demanded usually
Arises
Bdisappears
Cstays constant
Dfalls
Question 80
custom 2024
Which is a basic economic problem?
Aabundance
Bscarcity
Cwealth
Dplenty
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