Economics JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

43

If there is an increase in demand without a corresponding increase in supply, there will be a

  • A. rise in price
  • B. shift in demand curve to the left
  • C. fall in price
  • D. shift in supply curve to the right
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44

The price of a good rises from N5 to N8 and the quantity demanded falls from 200 to 190 units Over this price range, the demand curve is

  • A. perfectly inelastic
  • B. fairly inelastic
  • C. perfectly elastic
  • D. fairly elastic
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45

Utility is the satisfaction derived from?

  • A. demand
  • B. production
  • C. distribution
  • D. consumption
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46

In economic analysis, a statement is said to be normative if it?

  • A. relates to value judgement
  • B. is incorrect
  • C. can be tested scientifically
  • D. is contradictory
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47

For an inferior good, a decreased in real income will lead to?

  • A. a lower equilibrium price
  • B. a change in quantity demanded
  • C. an outward shift of the demand curve
  • D. an inward shift of the demand curve
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48

When two variables are positively related, the graph of the relationship?

  • A. is a downward-sloping curve
  • B. has a negative intercept
  • C. is a straight line
  • D. is an upward-sloping curve
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