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Question 841
jamb 1995
The factor of production that has the highest degree of mobility is?
Aland
Blabour
Ccapital
Denterpreneurship
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Question 842
jamb 1995
The advantages which firms obtain directly from expanding their operations are referred to as?
Ainternal economies of scale
Bexternal economies of scale
Ceconomics of localization
Deconomies of resources allocation
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Question 843
jamb 1995
What is meant by labour supply?
ANumber of people in working population
BNumber of men and hours they work
CNumber of hours during which the middle aged persons work
DNumber of workforce multiplied by the hours they work
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Question 844
jamb 1995
The population of Oh-aha L.G.A. WAS 480 000 in December 1980, out of which 60% were females . If within one year no birth were recorded, but 5% of the L.G.A. in December 1981?
A96 000
B192 000
C288 000
D470 400
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Question 845
jamb 1995
An aging population is a population?
Awith a high dependency ratio
Bwith many young people
Cin which the number of old persons is increasing
Dthat is dominated by very old people
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Question 846
jamb 1995
The problems of conducting census include?
Ahigh rate of rural-urban migration
Bpoor geographical distribution of population
Chigh birth rate in tthe coutry
Dpoor town planning in urban areas
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Question 847
jamb 1995
The active intervention of the central authorities in the management of a country's economy rest upon the?
Afailure of the market force to produce satisfactory result
Bsuperiority of the centrally planned economy over the private enterprise economy
Cresult-oriented nature of the private enterprise economy
Dcost-minimization strategy of a mixed economy
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Question 848
jamb 1995
What to produce in any society is determined by the?
Aexpenditure of the people on different commodities
Bcompetition among the different producers
Ccompetition among the different consumers
Dsupply and demand in the factor markets
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Question 849
jamb 1995
A student in Obu'pu Secondary School discovers that he simultaneously needs a pen, an exercise book, an eraser and a ruler, but that he can purchase only one of these items. What is the first thing he is expected to do?
ACheck how much he has
BFind out which is the cheapest of the items
CDraw up a scale of preference
DWeigh the opportunity cost of each item against the other
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Question 850
jamb 1995
The ultimate objective of Economics is to?
Amake effort to understand how the Economy works
Bmake the best use of scarce resources
Corganize production at the lowest cost
Ddecide under what circumstances the government should intervene inthe economy
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Question 851
jamb 1994
Cross elasticity of demand can be mathematically expressed as the
A\(\frac{\text{% change in quantity of commodity X}}{\text{% change in quantity of commodity Y}}\)
B\(\frac{\text{% change in quantity demanded}}{\text{% change in price}}\)
C\(\frac{\text{% change in quantity demanded of commodity X}}{\text{% change in price of commodity Y}}\)
D\(\frac{\text{% change in quantity demanded}}{\text{% change in income}}\)
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Question 852
jamb 1994
\(\begin{array}{c|c}
\text{Price N} & \text{Quantity sold} \\
5 & 15 \\
5 & 16 \\
5 & 17 \\
5 & 18 \\
\end{array}\)

Marginal revenue is
AN5
BN6
CN8
DN10
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Question 853
jamb 1994
Elasticity of demand is an effective tool in the hand of a producer in that it enables him
Arise his profits and lower his, costs
Bdiscourage buyers from cheating
Cdetermine what he will produce
Dset his price to maximize his profit
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Question 854
jamb 1994
Above the equilibrium point, a further rise in price tends to
Aincrease demand and restrict supply
Brestrict demand and decrease supply
Cincrease demand and decrease supply
Ddecrease demand and increase supply
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Question 855
jamb 1994
What is the equilibrium quantity?
A50
B250
C350
D450
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Question 856
jamb 1994
If the economy of the country is operating at X, the implication is that
Athe productive capacity is being fully utilized
Bthe productive capacity is not being fully utilized
Ctoo little of consumer goods is being produced
Dthere is a disequilibrium between the production of capital and consumer goods
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Question 857
jamb 1994

The diagram represents a production function. At which of the points does diminishing returns set in

AI
BJ
CK
DL
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Question 858
jamb 1994
The borrowing rights of a member country of the international Monetary Fund are determined by?
Athe seriousness of the country's economic problems
Bits balance of payments position
Cits quota to the fund
Dthe size of gold reserve
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Question 859
jamb 1994
A situation in which a commodity is sold abroad below its cost of production in the home country is known as?
Adumping
Bcounter trade
Cbilateral trade
Dtrade liberalization
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Question 860
jamb 1994
In international trade, shipping and other freight charges are treated as?
Ainvisible items
Bunilateral transfers
Ccapital transactions
Dautonomous capital transactions
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