Economics Past Questions And Answers

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1261

The best method to curb inflation in Nigeria is to

  • A. reduce importation of commodities
  • B. increase the general level of production
  • C. reduce the volume ofmoney supply
  • D. set up price control boards
View Discussion (0)JAMB 1995
1262

If the price of a commodity is fixed below equilibrium, this will lead to

  • A. excess demand
  • B. a decrease in price
  • C. an increase in price
  • D. excess supply
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2013
1263

foreign exchange control in most West African countries is is enforced by the

  • A. development banks
  • B. Merchant banks
  • C. ministry of economic planning
  • D. Central banks
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2000 OBJ
1264

A baker bought flour and other ingredients for $250.00, spent $52.00 on distribution, sold the bread for $320.00. the value added by the baker is?

  • A. $302.00
  • B. $52.00
  • C. $18.00
  • D. $622.00
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2018 OBJ
1265

Disposable income is an income which?

  • A. is available for consumption and savings
  • B. pensioners receive from the government
  • C. is payable to the disable members of the community
  • D. accures to the environmental sanitation authorites for refuse disposal
View Discussion (0)JAMB 1990
1266

which of the following is not a good reason for the importation of agriculture in West African countries? it

  • A. employs about 60% of the people
  • B. provides the highest tax revenue
  • C. is a major foreign exchange earner in most of the countries
  • D. provide raw materials only for foreign industries
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1992 OBJ
1267

A public limited company could finance its operations through

  • A. government taxes
  • B. equity shares
  • C. dividend payments
  • D. import duties
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2012 OBJ
1268

The type of business finances that entitles the holder to a fixed rate of dividend is?

  • A. preference stock
  • B. common stock
  • C. debentures
  • D. bank loan
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2003
1269

If units of a variable factor are increasingly added to a fixed factor and the marginal physical product keeps increasing, production is said to be taking place under conditions of?

  • A. increasing returns to the variable factor
  • B. increasing returns to scale
  • C. constant returns to variable factor
  • D. external economies of scale
View Discussion (0)JAMB 1991
1270

Mono production economies are those that____

  • A. Produce one main commodities
  • B. Have a rich cultural heritage.
  • C. Specialize in agricultural industries.
  • D. Produce only raw materials.
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2021