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Economics Past Questions and Answers

Economics Questions

Question 566:
The most basic concern of economists is to?
  • A Create human wants
  • B Satisfy all human want
  • C Redistribute income so that it is used correctly
  • D Create perfect competition
  • E Study ways of allocating scarce resources in order to satisfy human wants
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Question 567:
Which of these statement is NOT true of economics as a discipline?
  • A It is a social science
  • B It is analytical
  • C It is concerned with people's material well-being
  • D It assumes limited human wants
  • E It assumes unlimited human resources
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Question 568:
An increase in the price of butter causes an increase in the demand for margarine. This indicate that butter and margarine are?
  • A Substitute goods
  • B Complementary goods
  • C Elastic goods
  • D Inelastic goods
  • E Inferior goods
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Question 569:
An equilibrium price?
  • A Keeps excess demand within limits
  • B Keeps excess supply within limits
  • C Generates the greatest possible demand and supply
  • D Generates the greatest possible profits
  • E Equates the quantity supplied to be equal to the quantity demanded.
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Question 570:
When a nation’s exports are greater than its imports
  • A The net foreign trade is zero
  • B An unfavourable balance of payment exist
  • C A favourable balance of payment exists
  • D An un favourable balance of trade exist
  • E A favourable balance of trade exists
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