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Question 71
jamb 2024

When an economy is having a balance of payment surplus the best alternative opened to it is to

Adevalue its currency
Bborrow from abroad
Cpromote imports into the country
Dincrease its foreign reserve
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Question 72
jamb 2024

Which of the following is NOT a feature of capitalism?

AFree enterprise
Bprivate ownership of property
Ccompetition
Ddetailed economics planning
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Question 73
jamb 2024

The contribution of petroleum to the economy of Nigerian is most prominent in the area of

Arevenue generation
Binfrastructural development
Cfuel provision
Demployment generation
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Question 74
jamb 2024

From the diagram below, moving from point A to B and from B to c is due to

AEconomic depression
BUnemployment
CEconomic growth
DOpportunity cost
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Question 75
jamb 2024

The following are type of business organization EXCEPT

Aco-operative society
Bpartnership
CEntrepreneurship
Dpublic corporation
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Question 76
jamb 2024

What is the median term in the distribution below; 14, 13 29,15,13,17,12.

A14
B13
C15
D12
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Question 77
jamb 2024

A firm's average cost decreases in the long-run because of

Aincreasing returns to scale
Bdiminishing average returns
Cdecreasing average fixed cost
Ddecreasing marginal returns
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Question 78
jamb 2024

If government in a fiscal year has its revenue receipts less than the expenditure, such country is having

Adeficit budget
Bfavorable budget
Cbalanced budget
Dsurplus budget
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Question 79
jamb 2024

The main disadvantages of deflationary policies is

Afull employment in the country
Bincreasing cost of living
Cunemployment in the country
Dimproved standard of living
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Question 80
jamb 2024

In the event of bankruptcy, owners of joint-stock companies lose

Aboth company and private assets
Bonly the capital invested
Conly their dividends
Dtheir private properties
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Question 81
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 82
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 83
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 84
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 85
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 86
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 87
jamb 2024

MPC + MPS equals

AZero
BMultiplier
COne
DAPS
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Question 88
jamb 2024

A market situation with few sellers and many buyers is called

Aduopoly
BOmonopoly
Cperfect competition
Doligopoly
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Question 89
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 90
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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