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which of the following is not a function of money?

  • A. store of values
  • B. unit of accounts
  • C. measures of value
  • D. standard for deferred payment
  • E. stability in value
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Data presented in table are usually arranged in

  • A. charts and tables
  • B. rows and columns
  • C. graphs and rows
  • D. pictograms and columns
  • E. maps and pie charts
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all the following are source of finance to a Joint Stock Company except

  • A. bank loans
  • B. equity shares
  • C. debentures
  • D. preference shares
  • E. cooperative thrift
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46

money supply at any given point in time refers to as

  • A. bank notes, coins abd demand deposits
  • B. notes and coins only
  • C. minted money
  • D. hoarded money
  • E. money received as gifts
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47

In Economics market is define as

  • A. A place where buyers and sellers come together to exchange goods
  • B. Any agreement made for consumers to buy all they need
  • C. any arrangement made for producers to sell all their goods
  • D. any arrangement where by buyers and sellers are in close touch with one another
  • E. a place where only consumer goods are sold
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48

An inflation in which the price rises steadily at an average rate of about 2% per annum is best described ad

  • A. Galloping
  • B. Induced
  • C. Creeping
  • D. Suppressed
  • E. Run-away
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49

The greatest disadvantages f barter system is the need for

  • A. Durability
  • B. Divisibility
  • C. Homogeneity
  • D. Double coincidence of wants
  • E. Portability
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50

A table which shows the price of a commodity and the quantity of it that is demanded per unit time is a

  • A. Time series
  • B. Demand series
  • C. Demand curve
  • D. Demand schedule
  • E. Time schedule
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Scarcity in Economics means that resources

  • A. Are not enough to share among producers of goods and services
  • B. Needed to satisfy human wants are limited
  • C. Are never enough to share among consumers of goods and services
  • D. Required to meet our essential wants are unlimited
  • E. Can be managed if those who use them can behave rationally
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