Home ยป Past Questions ยป Economics ยป Jamb ยป 2014
1

Given that Qd = 40-2P and Qs = 6P+24. Calculate the equilibrium price.

  • A. 34
  • B. 32
  • C. 36
  • D. 16
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2

From the table above, find the values of E and F respectively

  • A. 27 and 1
  • B. 68 and 12
  • C. 28 and 5
  • D. 12 and 19
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3

From the table above, Calculate the price elasticity of supply

  • A. 0.50
  • B. 0.80
  • C. 2.00
  • D. 1.25
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4

From the graph above, the consumer will attain equilibrium at point

  • A. J
  • B. K
  • C. L
  • D. M
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5

A combination of factors responsible for a shift from DoDo to D1D1 are

  • A. consumers income and change in technology
  • B. price of the commodity and weather conditions
  • C. consumers income and population size
  • D. consumers taste and change in price
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6

If the national income is 60m, the contribution of the manufacturing sector is

  • A. 18m
  • B. 17m
  • C. 12m
  • D. 9m
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7

What is the percentage contribution of services to the national income?

  • A. 15%
  • B. 10%
  • C. 54%
  • D. 24%
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8

The labour force of a country is determined by the

  • A. age structure of the population
  • B. geographical distribution of the population
  • C. sex distribution of the population
  • D. number of people available for work
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9

The major determinant of the total volume of output in an economy is the

  • A. level of total expenditure
  • B. composition of consumer spending
  • C. number of farmers
  • D. size of the labour force
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10

The main objective of WTO is to

  • A. ensure adequate protection of infant industries
  • B. provide a mechanism for tariff reduction
  • C. assist countries with chronic balance of payments problem
  • D. assist developing countries to execute developmental projects
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11

If the importation of a commodity is limited to a definite quantity, the trade control measure imposed is

  • A. excise duties
  • B. import duties
  • C. quotas
  • D. tariff
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12

A major determinant of floating exchange rate is

  • A. the highest denomination of the currency
  • B. an Act of the parliament
  • C. the system of government
  • D. the forest of demand and supply
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13

An accurate population census is important in other to

  • A. produce more food for the growing population
  • B. provide employment opportunities for the people
  • C. estimate a country's per capita income
  • D. fast track industrial development
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14

An accurate census figure is an important tool for planners in

  • A. providing employment
  • B. siting industries
  • C. providing social amenities
  • D. allocating resources
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15

The voting power in co-operative societies is vested on

  • A. management
  • B. members without loan
  • C. shareholders
  • D. members with the highest contribution
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16

Firms embark on vertical integration in other to

  • A. take over markets formally controlled by other firms
  • B. prevent other firms from entering the market
  • C. reduce advertisement and management cost
  • D. enjoy economies of large-scale production
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17

The short-run average variable cost of a firm will rise owing to

  • A. the expansion of factory space
  • B. the building of new warehouse
  • C. an increase in the cost of labour
  • D. an increase in the salaries of directors
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18

The loading of crude oil at the terminal is an activity in the

  • A. downstream sector of the oil industry
  • B. upstream and downstream sector of the oil industry
  • C. upstream sector of the oil industry
  • D. midstream and upstream sectors of the oil industry
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19

The major contribution of OPEC to the Nigerian economy is the

  • A. provision of social infrastructures
  • B. granting of subsidies on petroleum products
  • C. stabilization of oil prices
  • D. building of refineries
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20

One major factor that determines the location of an industry is

  • A. tax exemption grant
  • B. its proximity to the market
  • C. the capital base
  • D. the social responsibility of the firm
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21

A major disadvantage of localization of industry is

  • A. the risk of structural unemployment
  • B. over-utilization of installed industrial capacity
  • C. the risk of seasonal unemployment
  • D. under-utilization of installed industrial capacity
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