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5398

Consumer sovereignty means that they consumer is

  • A. a citizen
  • B. always independent
  • C. always wrong
  • D. always right
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5399

chinyere agree to make a dress for Halima with September 20, 1995 as the delivery date. If the dress was not ready on that date, Halima could

  • A. sue Chinyere for damages
  • B. sue Chinyere for specific performance
  • C. seize another gown from Chinyere's shop
  • D. regard the contract between them as terminated
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5400

A disadvantage of personal selling is that it

  • A. increase a company's operating cost
  • B. decreases acompany's operating cost
  • C. increase a company's number of customers
  • D. reduces a company's area of patronage
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5401

Which of the following are forms of sales promotion?

  • A. advertising, personal selling and publicity
  • B. advertising, market skimming and publicity
  • C. personal selling, packaging and publicity
  • D. advertising, packaging and publicity
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5402

A manufacturer can make his product distinguishable from those of other competitors by

  • A. providing catalogues for his wholesalers
  • B. aggressive sale ppromotion
  • C. branding and packaging the product
  • D. selling the product at a much lower price
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5403

Taking a new product to a particular part of a country to test the reaction of consumers to the product referred to as

  • A. sales promotion
  • B. sampling
  • C. merchandizing
  • D. advertising
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5404

The breaking down of a market into separate and identifiable elements each with its own special product requirement is known as market

  • A. differentiation
  • B. segmentation
  • C. penetration
  • D. identification
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5405

The marketing approach by which a firm carries out detailed analysis of itself, the consumers and its competitors is known as?

  • A. market analysis
  • B. marketing mix analysis
  • C. marketing opportunities analysis
  • D. market survey
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5406

Which of the following is NOT a function of the stock exchange market?

  • A. providing long term loans to large scale enterprises
  • B. encouraging people to buy shares and thereby providing capital for investment
  • C. providing means of assessing the value of a firm's assets
  • D. enabling firms to wind-up quickly in times of difficulties
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5407

A bank statement is a document

  • A. ordering a bank to pay on demand a stated sum of money
  • B. containing records of receipts, payments and balance on an account
  • C. used for paying into bank account
  • D. used for regular withdrawal of money from a savings account
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5408

A major liability of a commercial bank arises from

  • A. customers' deposits
  • B. loans and advances
  • C. overdrafts
  • D. staff allowance
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5409

which of the following sets of items was used for exchange in Nigeria before money was introduced?

  • A. cowries, iron rods, brass rods and copper rods
  • B. iron rods, copper rods, manilla and cowries
  • C. cowries, manilla, brass rod andcopper wires
  • D. copper wires, brass wires, cowries and iron rod
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5410

Berne union is also known as

  • A. International Credit Union
  • B. International Documentry Credit
  • C. International Union of Credit and Investment Insurers
  • D. export Credit Guarantee Scheme
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5411

The insurance policy which provides full cover against all risks at sea is known as

  • A. Policy with Particular Average
  • B. Policy Free of Particular Average
  • C. Marine Freight Insurance
  • D. Marine Voyage Policy Insurance
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5412

The practice by which an insurance company accepts a very large risk and later shares it with other insurance companies is called

  • A. subrogation
  • B. contribution
  • C. re-insurance
  • D. indemnity
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5413

The main advantage of road transport is that it is

  • A. convenient and flexible
  • B. cheap and direct
  • C. common and fast
  • D. safe and available
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5414

Spot market goods are those which are available for

  • A. immidiate delivery
  • B. short-term delivery
  • C. long-term delivery
  • D. end of the delivery
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5415

Freight note is a document

  • A. used by government to transport goods from one country to another
  • B. issued by a shipping company giving details of charges
  • C. used for payment for imported goods
  • D. given by an importer to pay for goods at a future period
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5416

What are the factors with which commercial undertaking can be distinguish?
I Size of the undertaking
II Profits generated
III Forms of ownership
IV Location of the undertaking

  • A. I and II only
  • B. I andIII only
  • C. II and III only
  • D. III and IV only
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5417

The lake Chad Basin commission was founded to enable member states

  • A. expand the volume of water in the lake for fishing activities
  • B. increase navigational activities on the lake
  • C. dam the lake for electricity and agricultural purposes
  • D. co-ordinate their efforts in managing the use of the lake's resources
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5418

The West African clearing House became legally operational on

  • A. 1st july, 1976
  • B. 25th june, 1975
  • C. 14th march, 1975
  • D. 3rd may, 1974
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