Economics Past Questions And Answers

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1651

if a given change in price brings a proportionately larger change in quantity demanded, the

  • A. demand is relatively price elastic
  • B. demand is relatively price inelastic
  • C. price elasticity of demand is unitary
  • D. price elasticity of demand is constant
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2015 OBJ
1652

When the marginal utility of a commodity is zero the total utility is

  • A. at its minimum
  • B. upward-sloping
  • C. downward-sloping
  • D. at its maximum
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2005
1653

By buying treasury bills, the Central Bank of Nigeria intends to

  • A. increase money supply in the economy
  • B. reduce the cash reserve ratio for banks
  • C. reduce money supply in the economy
  • D. increase the capital base of commercial banks
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2010
1654

Give four reasons why the governments of West African countries have found the policy of privatization attractive. [20 marks]

View Discussion (0)WAEC 2008 THEORY
1655

The difference between economic growth and economic development is that the latter deals with;

  • A) economic growth and structural change
  • B) economic growth and output change
  • C) economic growth and GDP change
  • D) economic growth and income change
View Discussion (0)POST UTME OAU
1656

Cyclical unemployment is one associated with

  • A. inadequate information
  • B. trade fluctuations
  • C. structural changes
  • D. seasonal changes
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2014 OBJ
1657

Money that a government required to be accepted in settlement of debts is

  • A) commodity money
  • B) currency value
  • C) barter
  • D) legal tender
View Discussion (0)POST UTME OAU
1658

A 50% increase in the quantity demanded of a commodity, following a 100% decrease in its price, shows that the commodity has

  • A) fairly elastic demand
  • B) unitary elastic demand
  • C) inelastic demand
  • D) perfectly elastic demand
View Discussion (0)POST UTME OAU
1659

If commodity X is a by-product of commodity Y , this implies that both commodities are

  • A. in competitive supply
  • B. in composite supply
  • C. jointly supplied
  • D. in excess supply
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2010
1660

If a country has a balance of payment crisis, which of the following measures can best bring about a improvement in the short run?

  • A. Large-scale importation of foreign goods
  • B. Investment in capital market abroad
  • C. Large-scale export of locally made abroad
  • D. Repayment of debt to her creditors
View Discussion (0)JAMB 1992