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Economics Past Questions and Answers

Economics Questions

Question 621:
If income rises from N200.00 to N250.00 and the amount spent on good X falls from N30.00 to N28.00, then good X is?
  • A An income elastic good
  • B A normal good
  • C An inferior good
  • D Demand elastic
  • E Supply elastic
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Question 622:
which is not responsible for the decline in food production in West Africa?
  • A Neglect of agriculture by many people
  • B Drift of young people rural to urban areas
  • C Influence of weather and climate
  • D Many of the countries do not balance of payments problems
  • E Lack of good prices for agricultural products on the farm
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Question 623:
The most dominant economic activity which employs the largest number of people in West Africa is?
  • A Manufacturing
  • B Transport
  • C Government
  • D Agriculture
  • E The petroleum industry
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Question 624:
Public enterprises are supported on the grounds that they are undertaken for
  • A Increasing profit of the private sector
  • B Reducing the burden of the private sector
  • C Improving the welfare of the people
  • D Earning profit for the people
  • E Earning profit for the government
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Question 625:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} <br/>\text{Unit of output} & \text{Table cost}\\<br/>\hline<br/>1 & 20 \\<br/>2 & 32 \\<br/>3 & 42 \\<br/>4 & 48 \\<br/>5 & 50 \\ <br/>\end{array}\) <br/>in the above table, the marginal cost of the 3rd unit of output is
  • A 12
  • B 6
  • C 10
  • D 2
  • E 9
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