Economics Past Questions And Answers
631
A country may be able to earn more from exports if she_____________
- A. increase her export duty
- B. devalues her currency
- C. increases her import duty
- D. allows her currency to appreciate
632
The invisible hand promotes the interests of
- A. consumers
- B. society
- C. government
- D. producers
633
The demand curve for a commodity is more elastic
- A) the greater the number of goods substitutes available
- B) the greater the proportion of income spent on the commodity
- C) the longer the period of time considered
- D) all of the above
634
Which of the following countries is not a member of the Economic Community of West African States?
- A. Sudan
- B. Gambia
- C. Togo
- D. Nigeria
635
All the following are the economic reasons for establishing public enterprises except the provision of ,
- A. An avenue for expressing national prestige
- B. Services at a cheaper cost
- C. Socially necessary facilities
- D. Services which are natural monopolies
636
The upward slope of the supply curve indicates that
- A. more will be supplied as price rises
- B. less will be supplied as price rises
- C. supply is not a function of price
- D. supply is static and demand is dynamic
637
If y represents the income earned by workers in a factory, find the range of their income which satisfies the following inequality: 4Y - 300 > 500.
- A. y > 300
- B. y > 250
- C. y > 200
- D. y > 150
638
The following are examples of economic goods except
- A. bottled water
- B. air
- C. household utensils
- D. shelter
639
Multiplier can be described as
- A. the ratio of change in an endogenous variable to the change spending
- B. the ratio of variables that multiplies autonomous spending plus tax
- C. the ratio of change in output to a change in autonomous spending
- D. the ratio of variables that multiplies autonomous spending
640
An important feature of perfect competition is that?
- A. the movement of goods and services is restricted
- B. there is adequate knowledge of existing prices
- C. prices are centrally administered
- D. individual economic units can influence prices

