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2015 Examinations Economics - Mss - J133: Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board
2015 Examinations Economics - Mss - J133: Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board
2015 EXAMINATIONS
B.
Increase; decrease
C. Decrease;
decrease
D. Decrease; increase
to as …………..
A. Decrease, depreciation
B. Decrease, appreciation
C. Increase, de-appreciation
D. Increase, consolidation.
12. A major factor contributing to productivity is
A. The labour force
B. The rate of GDP per year
C. The baby boom of generation
D. Immigration of young workers
A. Medium of exchange
B. Medium of payment
C. Settlementof debt
D. Options A, B and C
20. The following are economic agents in any economy
EXCEPT
A. Government
B. Household
C. Firm
D. Central Bank
A. Is scarce.
B. Is limited.
C. Commands a price.
D. Unlimited.
22. An increase in money income with constant price results in
A. ∆∆#$"
26. The principle that specified that the amount, when and
how to pay tax should made known to tax payer is
known as
A. Principle of convenience
B. Principle of economy
C. Principle of simplicity
D. Principle of certainty
27. Public corporation is financed with
A. Tax payer’smoney
B. Capital raised from shareholders
C. Capital contributed by owners
D. Capital raised from stock exchange.
28. J. M. Keynes is the strong advocate of
A. Monetary policy
B. Income policy
C. Fiscal policy
D. Options A, B and C.
29. If commodities X and Y are substitute, their cross elasticity
of demand will be A. Positive
B. Zero
C. One
D. Negative.
30. Which of the following is an example of free
good? A. Dinner you did not pay for.
B. Your rented apartment.
C. Free education.
D. Water in the ocean.
A. Inflation
B. Recession
C. Unemployment
D. Seasonal variation
41. An “innovator” is an entrepreneur who
product.
42. The two kinds of agents found in the circular flow
model are
A. Real and money markets
B. Real and traditional markets
C. Money and authorization markets
D. Product and factor markets.
43. The law of supply states that, other things being constant, as
price increases
A. Supply increases
B. Supply decreases
C. Quantity supplied increases
D. Quantity supplied decreases.
44. Which of the following is a characteristic of
competition? A. The widespread diffusion of
economic power. B. A small number of
buyers in product markets.
C. Several sellers of all products.
D. The relatively difficult entry into and exit from industries
by producers.
45. If a business’ total economic cost of producing
10,000units of a product is N750,000 and this
output is sold to consumers for N1,000,000, then the
firm would earn
A. A normalprofit of N750,000
B. An economic profit of N750,000 C. An
economic profit of N250,000
D.
A normalprofit o N1,750,000.
46. The part of income after tax that is not consumed
is defined as
A. Saving
B. Capital investment
C. Wages and salaries
D. Nondurable goods expenditure.
47. Government uses all of the following ways to
redistribute income, except
A. Transfer earnings
B. Market intervention
C. Limited liability
D. Taxation.
48. Which of the following nations is the world’sleading
tradingnation in terms of absolute volumes of
imports and exports?
A. Japan.
B. China.
C. Germany.
D. United States
and taxes.
50. One major criticism of foreign aid to developing countries
is that it
2015 EXAMINATIONS
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b. Explain five
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