JAMB UTME - Economics - 1986 | Green Bridge CBT

Given that the cash reserve ratio is 10 percent, what is the maximum amount of that the banking system can create from an initial cash deposit of N1,000.00?

N100.00

N1,000.00

N9,000.00

N10,000.00

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Pergunta 11 Relatório

Deflation is a persistent fall in the general price level and is usually caused by?

a reduction in total demand

an increase in government spending

an increase in the money supply

an increase in aggregate demand

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Pergunta 12 Relatório

Which of the following is NOT a goal of modern budgets?

The control of inflation

The reduction in income inequality

The shift of all resources from the private to the public sector

Economic development

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Pergunta 13 Relatório

The revenue accruing to the seller of commodity X as a result of a fall in price will

increase

fall

first fall but will increase later

remain unchanged

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Pergunta 14 Relatório

Which of the following strategies will provide more employment opportunities for Nigerians?

Investment in social services

Industrialization

Economics planning

Eradication of illiteracy

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Pergunta 15 Relatório

A country has a population distribution as shown below:

The dependency ratio is

3:2

1:3

2:3

1:5

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Pergunta 16 Relatório

Which of the following is a characteristic of private limited liability company?

its shares can be sold to the public

the number of shareholders ranges from fifty to one hundred

all shareholders have equal powers and responsibilities

the number of shareholders ranges from two to fifty

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Pergunta 17 Relatório

Which of the following is an important function of prices in a market economy?

Ensuring that resources are used in the most efficient manner

Ensuring an equitable distribution of goods and services

Ensuring that all industries are perfectly competitive in the long run

Equating level of purchases with level of needs

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Pergunta 18 Relatório

If a person receives a higher wage than would be necessary to induce him to work, he is said to be receiving

rent

profit

interest

surtax income

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Pergunta 19 Relatório

ECOWAS will enable the countries involved to achieve

comparative political advantage over other countries not in the region

a large market for their products

military superiority over countries not in the region

lower the transportation codt of goods wthin the region

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Pergunta 20 Relatório

One major difference between monopoly and perfect competition is that?

the perfect competitor is a price taker while the monopolist determines his own output

homogeneity of purpose exists for the perfect competitor while non-homogeneity of purpose exist for the monopolist

sellers are located all over the world in the perfect competition but sellers are only in one country in the case of the monopolist

there is free entry and exist in perfect competition but no free exist in monopoly

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Pergunta 21 Relatório

The best technical description of a progressive tax is a?

tax which takes more money from the rich than from the poor

more equitable tax than aggressive one

tax which takes a higher proportion of extra naira received as income rises

tax which falls directly on those in the high income brackets

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Pergunta 22 Relatório

The degree of specialization is limited by the

avalibility of specialized skills and machinery

marginal cost exceeding marginal revenue

extent of the market

disadvantage of standardization

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Pergunta 23 Relatório

In the normal channels of distribution the breaking of bulk is performed by the

producer

wholesaler

retailer

consumer

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Pergunta 24 Relatório

A producer sustains a loss in the short run if

marfinal revenue is less than price

price is less than average cost

average variable cost is less than average cost

marginal cost is less than marginal revenue

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Pergunta 25 Relatório

Which of the following causes of inflation is related to demand-pull inflation?

Low productivity on farms and in firms

Poor storage facilities

Poor distribution system

Increase in expenditure on construction

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Pergunta 26 Relatório

The difference between the Gross Domestic Product and the Gross National Product is?

allowance for total depreciation

total interest payments

total tax and interest payments

net income from aboard

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Pergunta 27 Relatório

The most important advantage of co-operative societies is?

their high degree of democracy

the increase inthe cost of marketing

that member are encouraged to save money

the possibility of raising loans for the members

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Pergunta 28 Relatório

Mobility of labour is NOT affected by

optimum size of population

marriage and family

regulation of trade unions

period of training

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Pergunta 29 Relatório

Given that beef and fish are substitutes, a rise in the price of beef relative to that of fish will?

induce greater demand for beef

induce greater demand for fish

induce lower demand for fish

equate demands for beef and fish

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Pergunta 30 Relatório

Gresham's law in economics shows that

bad money drives good money out of circulation

good money drives bad money out of circulation

gold must be available to maintain the value of paper money

the price level varies directly with the quality of money

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Pergunta 31 Relatório

Under normal circumstances the concept of consumers sovereignty implies that

the consumer and not the producer owns the means of production

the producer and not the consumer determines what is to be produced

the consumer and not the producer determines what is to be produced

both the consumer and the producer determines what should be produced

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Pergunta 32 Relatório

The main function of price mechanism is to?

limit consumer demand

enable producers make profit

allocate scarce resources among competing ends

ensure consumer sovereignty

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Pergunta 33 Relatório

The term balance oftrade, can be defined as the?

relation between value of exports and value of imports over a given period of time

balance owed to the rest of the world in payment for imports

price paid for imports in term of exports

relation between payments of all kind made by a country to the rest of the world, over a given period of time

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Pergunta 34 Relatório

One of the advantages of a partnership over a sole proprietorship is that?

it is the most popular form of business organization

the patern can easy withdraw from business

it makes an increase in the capital of the business possible

there is no limit to the number of people who may bring in capital

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Pergunta 35 Relatório

Which of the following is used by the Central Bank to control the rate of interest?

Bill of Exchange

Banker's order

Fixed deposit account

Open market operation

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Pergunta 36 Relatório

In international trade, a country specializes in the production of a commodity or group of commodities for which it has?

a buoyant market

plenty of raw materials

the greatest relative advantage

executive manpower

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Pergunta 37 Relatório

Tax incidence is the analysis of?

how progressive a tax is

how a tax is collected

hw distorting a tax is

who ultimately pays the tax

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Pergunta 38 Relatório

A firm achieves least cost in production by substituting factors until

their factor prices are equal

their marginal-physical products are each equal to their factor prices

their marginal-physical products are each zero

the ratio of their marginal-physical products equals the ratio of their prices

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Pergunta 39 Relatório

A society which forgoes present consumption

is forced to do so because of excessive consumption within the country in the past

is devoting new resources to new capital formation

is merely devoting resources to the replacement of capital

expects to consume only that amount tomorow which was forgone today

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Pergunta 40 Relatório

Which of these is the real cost of satisfying any want in the sense of the alternative that has to be foregone?

Variable cost

opportunity cost

Total cost

Prime cost

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Pergunta 41 Relatório

Which of the following methods is most likely to lead an economy?

An increase in wages and profits

An increase in consumer demand

A greater fraction of national Product going into investment

A countinuous rise in bank loans

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Methods And Tools Of Economic Analysis

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Pergunta 42 Relatório

Which of the following advantages of localization of industries may also be a disadvantage?

External economies

Concentration of industries and of people

Development of organized markets

Reduced costs of research

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Pergunta 43 Relatório

Population density refers to?

densely populated urban centres

the total area divided by the total population

densely populated rural areas

the total population divided by the total area

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Pergunta 44 Relatório

Which of the following statements describes a mixed economy?

The government and the private sector interact in solving the basic economic problems

The invisible hand solves the basic economic problems

The government produces and distributes all goods and services

Society answers the 'what', 'how', and 'for whom' questions only through the market system

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Pergunta 45 Relatório

The term of trade often measured by the ratio of the index of export

divided by the index of import prices multiplied by 100

multiplied by the index of import prices

plus the index of import prices multiplied by 100

minus the index of import prices

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Pergunta 46 Relatório

What fundamentally determines how much a consumer spends in a producer's shop?

Individual's propensity to consume

level of his taxation

level of his income

Individual's taste or fashion

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The Theory Of Demand

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Pergunta 47 Relatório

Balance of payment deficit in Nigeria CANNOT be solved by

importing more goods and services

devaluation of the currency

imposing import duties

imposing import bans on some commodities

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Pergunta 48 Relatório

A firm is at its optimum size when?

it produce the greatest output at a minimum cost

it has a motive to increase output

marginal cost equals marginal revenue

marginal cost is less than marginal revenue

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Pergunta 49 Relatório

Choice in economic life is necessitated by?

the need to construct scale of preference

the opportunity cost of consumption

unlimited wants

scarcity of economic resources

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Pergunta 50 Relatório

Which of the following is an external economy derived by a firm?

Low cost opportunities enjoyed by being in a place where other producers concentrate

Technical economics enjoyed by varying the factors of production

Economics of management by putting administrators where the are most efficient

marketing advantages attained through preferential treatment in the purchase and distribution of produce

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