Economics Past Questions And Answers

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1791

Disguised unemployment

  • A. is a statistical artifacts with no economic meaning
  • B. can be eliminated if the capital output ratio is increased
  • C. can be eliminated if the press is free
  • D. exist when manpower is not being utilized efficiently
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1990 OBJ
1792

A market equilibrium exist when

  • A. demand and supply are equal
  • B. the market is large
  • C. the price is fluctuating
  • D. no buyer goes home empty-handed
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1993 OBJ
1793

one of the advantages of localization of industry is that firms

  • A. make abnormal profits
  • B. are given tax holidays
  • C. are unified under one management
  • D. can have a large pool of skilled labours
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1998 OBJ
1794

Which of the following statements is not true of cheques? They

  • A. provide an alternative to carrying large sums of money around
  • B. can be written out for any amount needed
  • C. are legal tender
  • D. provides a form of receipt
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1990 OBJ
1795

The problem of small markets in West Africa can be solved through

  • A. separate planning among the West African countries
  • B. meaningful- co-operation among the West African countries
  • C. political stability in West Africa
  • D. imposing of high tarrifs on West African exports
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1998 OBJ
1796

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

  • A. perferred stock
  • B. common stock
  • C. debenture
  • D. bank loan
View Discussion (0)JAMB 1992
1797

In national income accounting, the term ''net'' is used to indicate that a value-----

  • A. includes income of foreigners
  • B. includes income of citizens
  • C. includes depreciation
  • D. excludes depreciation
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2015 OBJ
1798

The diagram below represents the short-run position of a monopolist. The profit-maximizing output is

  • A. Q3
  • B. Q4
  • C. Q1
  • D. Q2
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2004
1799

In the diagram below, the total revenue of the monopolist is given by the area

  • A. OQ1MP2
  • B. P4MTP1
  • C. OQ1TP1
  • D. OQ2SP2
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2005
1800

One of the problems arising from the localization of industries is?

  • A. high prices of output
  • B. the exportation of output
  • C. the scarcity of foreign exchange
  • D. structural unemployment
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2002