Economics Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Economics is the study of how societies allocate limited resources to meet the unlimited needs and wants of individuals. It focuses on the production of goods and services, economic growth, and various complex issues that are important to society.

• Question 131: If a country has a balance of payments surplus on current account, this meansthat? Options:
  A) total invisible export is greater than invisible import
  B) the value of goods exported must be greater than the value of goods imported
  C) there must be a positive balance of capital account
  D) the aggregate of the balance of trade and the invisible balance must be positive
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 132: The law of diminishing marginal utility explains why Options:
  A) the slope of a normal demand curve is negative
  B) an abnormal demand curve slopes upwards
  C) the slope of a normal demand curve is positive
  D) the consumption of inferior goods increases with income
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 133: The short-run average variable cost of a firm will rise owing to Options:
  A) the expansion of factory space
  B) the building of new warehouse
  C) an increase in the cost of labour
  D) an increase in the salaries of directors
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 134: The major objective of a revenue allocation formula in a country is to Options:
  A) share revenue between the different tiers of government
  B) divert revenue from areas of surplus to areas of need
  C) ensures the financial viability of the country
  D) share revenue between the public and private factors
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 135:

  Consider the following figures which refer to a firm's production department during one week:

  Wage bill ₦6,000, Rent, Rates, Depreciation ₦200, raw materials ₦800, Power ₦300.

  Total variable costs incurred during the week are

  Options:
  A) ₦7,300
  B) ₦7,100
  C) ₦1,300
  D) ₦1,100
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 136: pricing and output decisions of sellers are highly interdependent in markets known as? Options:
  A) oligopoly
  B) perfect competition
  C) monopoly
  D) monopolistic competition
  E) imperfect competititon
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 137: Derived demand is normally used with reference to Options:
  A) superior goods
  B) inferior goods
  C) the cost of production
  D) the factors of production
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 138: Given the supply function P = 1/4(Qs+10) when P = N10, what is Qs? Options:
  A) 20
  B) 15
  C) 50
  D) 30
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 139: One of the major advantages of public enterprises is that? Options:
  A) they are highly subsidize
  B) they are the largest employers of labour
  C) their operations are highly standardized
  D) they take prompt decisions and actions
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 140: The Malthusian theory of population predicts that growth in food production will? Options:
  A) keep pace with population growth
  B) be at a faster rate than population growth
  C) be at a slower rate tthan population growth
  D) be more rapid than population growth in the developing countries
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  The correct answer is C .