Economics JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

64

From the graph above the consumer will attain equilibrium at point_______________

  • A. J
  • B. K
  • C. M
  • D. L
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65

The money paid per hour for work done is_________

  • A. cost
  • B. salary
  • C. bonus
  • D. wage rate
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66

If the price elasticity of demand for a good is 0.43 an increase in the price of the good will result in____________

  • A. a decrease in profit by 43%
  • B. an increase in profit by 43%
  • C. a net loss
  • D. a net gain
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67

If the price of a ball point pen falls from N1.00 to N0.60 and the quantity demanded increases. from 200 to 300, the point elasticity of demand is equal to____________

  • A. 0.50
  • B. 0.40
  • C. 1.25
  • D. 0.80
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68

A limited liability company is owned by________________

  • A. a bank
  • B. an individual
  • C. two or more partners
  • D. share holders
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69

Which of the following is not a direct tax?

  • A. capital gains tax
  • B. purchase tax
  • C. personal income tax
  • D. capital tax
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70

When elasticity is zero, the demand curve is_____________

  • A. circular
  • B. downward sloping
  • C. perfectly inelastic
  • D. concave
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71

The current stage of the economy is depicted in curve I. The movement of curve I to II suggests___________

  • A. an Improvement in capital goods technology but not In consumer goods technology
  • B. a movement from unemployment to full employment
  • C. that the output for the society has declined
  • D. a gain in consumer goods technique and not in capital goods technique
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72
No of Men 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  
Total Product(unit) 200 440 540 600 640 660 660 640

If the price per unit  is N2, what is the average revenue when 6 men are employed?

  • A. N110
  • B. N120
  • C. N220
  • D. N330
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73

The mean is the best measure of central tendency because it__________

  • A. can be calculated from incomplete data
  • B. is a balancing point in an observation
  • C. is a midpoint value in an array of data
  • D. is not affected by extreme values in a data
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74

The privatization exercise in Nigeria is a move towards a____________

  • A. command economy
  • B. mixed economy
  • C. subsistence economy
  • D. market economy
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75

The need to construct a scale of preference is necessitated by____________

  • A. scarcity and the need for choice
  • B. The needs to satisfy wants
  • C. Non - availability of factors of production
  • D. Scarcity of resources
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76

In a developing economy, productivity is measured by the____________

  • A. output - labour ratio
  • B. capital - output ratio
  • C. output growth rate
  • D. Output per capital
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77

In an open economy, the GNP is measured as_____________?

  • A. C + 1 + G(X-M)
  • B. C + 1 + G
  • C. C + 1 + G + X
  • D. C + 1 + G + M
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78

The basic economic problems of society include___________

  • A. scarcity, for whom to produce and where
  • B. what to produce, how and for whom
  • C. scarcity, when to produce and how
  • D. how to produce and sell
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79

If a demand curve that intersects a perfectly inelastic supply curve shifts rightward, then____________

  • A. only the quantity will increase
  • B. The prices will remain constant
  • C. the equilibrium price and quantity will increase
  • D. only the price will increase
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80

The minimum number of share holders for joint stock companies is_______________

  • A. 4
  • B. 2
  • C. 7
  • D. 3
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81

The factor of production that has the highest degree of mobility is__________?

  • A. entrepreneurship
  • B. land
  • C. labour
  • D. capital
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82

When a variable is associated with time period, it is_____________

  • A. circular
  • B. a flow
  • C. static
  • D. a stock
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83

A major determinant of the demand for a luxury good is____________?

  • A. the price of other goods
  • B. the price of the good
  • C. tastes and fashion
  • D. the income of consumers
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84

The savings deposit in a commercial bank is called____________?

  • A. near money
  • B. call money
  • C. capital
  • D. fund
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