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Question 981
jamb 1989
A tax is defined as regressive if?
Athe proportion of income paid as tax increase as the income level increases
Ball income group pay the same percentage of their income as tax
Cthe proportion if income taen by the tax falls as income increases
Dthe proportion of income taken by the tax is a fixed nominal amount of income for all income groups
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Question 982
jamb 1989
Commercial bank reserves at the Central Bank have the effect of?
Acontrolling credit and money supply
Bdiscouraging banking operations
Cadvancing trade prospects
Dreducing bank frauds
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Question 983
jamb 1989
The stock exchange market is where?
Abusinessmen borrow some capital
Bthe federal government trades on treasury bills
Cexisting bonds and stocks are traded
Dnew stocks and shares are bought or sold
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Question 984
jamb 1989
Cost-push inflation is caused by?
Agrowth of government expenditure
Bincrease in factor prices
Cincrease in money supply
Dhoarding
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Question 985
jamb 1989
A major factor affecting the value of money is the?
Aprice level
Bbanking habit
Ctransaction motive
Ddivisible nature of money
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Question 986
jamb 1989
The term 'double coincidence ' of wants is usually associated with a?
Abilateral exchange mechanism
Bmonetary exchange mechanism
Cstock exchange system
Dbarter exchange mechanism
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Question 987
jamb 1989
Industries that can be randomly located are characterized by?
Arelatively low transport cost for both raw materials and output and factor mobility
Brelatively heavy transport cost for raw material or output
Cconstant returns to scale
Dsignficant economy of scale
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Question 988
jamb 1989
A company is said to be highly geared if the?
Avalue of fixed interest loans is high compared with share capital
BValue of shared capital is high compared with fixed interest loans
Cdividend rate is high
Dinterest rate is high
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Question 989
jamb 1989
Which of the business organization listed below is characterized by limited authority and liability of the individual owners?
ASole properitorship
BPartnership
CJoint stock company
DCo-operative society
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Question 990
jamb 1989

The type of business finance that entitles the holder to a fixed rate of dividend is?

Aperferred stock
Bcommon stock
Cdebenture stock
Dbank loan
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Question 991
jamb 1989
The co-operative as a form of business organization differs from partnership by having?
Aserveral sources of capital for business financing
Bability to issue preferred stocks to members
Centrenched democratic control in the conduct of business
Destablished rules and regulations governing the activities of its members
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Question 992
jamb 1989
Which type of business organization has the attribute effectively combining management with control?
Asole proprietorship
BPartnership
CLimited liability company
DCo-operatives
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Question 993
jamb 1989
The size of a business units tends to be small if the activity?
Ainvolves mass production of goods
Brequires a large capital
Crequires division of labour
Dinvolves the provision of direct services
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Question 994
jamb 1989
One of the purposes of advertisement in marketing is to?
Achange the quality of the product
Braise the quantity of the product demanded as its price falls
Cshift the demand curve for the product to the right
Draise production cost
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Question 995
jamb 1989
which of the following is an important function of the retailer?
AGrant credit to the wholesaler
BBreaks bulk and sales product in small units
CReduces cost of distribution
DGenerates demand for production through advertisement
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Question 996
jamb 1989
The merging of firms engage in different stages of production and marketing is called?
Aexternal economies of scale
Bvertical intergration
Chorizontal intergration
Deconomic unoin
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Question 997
jamb 1989
For purely competitive industry, a fundamental requirement of the demand curve faced by individual firms is that it should be?
Adownward sloping and price inelastic
Bperfectly price elastic
Cdownward sloping but price inelastic
Dperfectly price inelastic
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Question 998
jamb 1989
In order to increase its profit margin, the monopolist can manipulate
Aboth price and output
Beither price or output
Conly its price
Donly its output
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Question 999
jamb 1989
The marginal theory of distribution makes an assertion that the price of any factor depends upon its marginal?
Autility
Bproductivity
Crate of substitution
Drevenue
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Question 1000
jamb 1989
Which of the following factors is an important determinant of the magnitude of price elasticity of demand?
AThe production period
BCost of storage
CDurability of the product
DAvailability of factors of production
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