Economics Past Questions And Answers

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2051

The parameter ‘b’ in a consumption function of the form; c = a + bY; where Y is the National Income is

  • A) Marginal benefit of consumption
  • B) Marginal propensity to purchase
  • C) Marginal propensity to consume
  • D) Marginal propensity to save
View Discussion (0)POST UTME OAU
2052

An important function of the price system is to

  • A. ensure that producers' profits remain high
  • B. guarantee full employment of resources
  • C. allocate resources to most productive uses
  • D. protect the economic interests of government
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2012
2053

Majority of West African labour force is engaged in

  • A. industrial production
  • B. agricultural production
  • C. mining industry
  • D. construction industry
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2000 OBJ
2054

If the government invest the sum of N1,000,000.00 and the marginal propensity to consume is 0.75, what is the change in income?

  • A. N1,000 000.00
  • B. N4,000 000.00
  • C. N6,000 000.00
  • D. N14,000,000.00
View Discussion (0)JAMB 1990
2055

A major impediment to the development of agriculture in Nigeria is

  • A. land use system
  • B. inadequate supply of farm inputs
  • C. low income of farmers
  • D. limited research on seedlings
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2008
2056

The terms of trade of a country is defined as

  • A. \(\frac{\text{Index of import prices}}{\text{Index of export prices}}\) x 100
  • B. \(\frac{\text{Index of exportable}}{\text{Index of importable}}\) x 100
  • C. \(\frac{\text{Index of visible imports}}{\text{Index of visible exports}}\) x 100
  • D. \(\frac{\text{Index of export prices}}{\text{Index of import prices}}\) x 100
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2005
2057

Which of the following over estimates the value of national income?

  • A. incomplete statistical data
  • B. Wrong timing of computation
  • C. changes in price of goods within the year
  • D. double counting
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2010 OBJ
2058

The price elasticity of coefficient indicates

  • A. how far business can reduce cost
  • B. the degree of competition
  • C. the extent to which curve shifts
  • D. consumer responsiveness to price changes
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1999 OBJ
2059

Land is a factor of production because it

  • A. is a free gift of nature
  • B. contains valuable mineral resources
  • C. assits in the creation of utility
  • D. is owned by individuals and governments
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2002 OBJ
2060

Which of the following factors is not a condition for a change in the supply of a commodity

  • A. improved technology
  • B. cost of production
  • C. the price of the commodity
  • D. government tax policies
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2019 OBJ