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Economics Past Questions and Answers

Economics Questions

Question 3826:
Industries contribute to national<br/>economic development because they
  • A Utilize local raw material
  • B Employ an increasing number of labour
  • C Provide recreational facilities
  • D Use modern machines which replace human labour
  • E All of the above
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Question 3827:
Infant industries are ____
  • A Baby food and baby clothing factories
  • B Those which are introducing new products
  • C Cases of arrested development
  • D Industries temporarily protected by tariffs barriers until mature enough to compete on world markets
  • E Industries that are allowed to remain permanent cases of adolescence
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Question 3828:
The export-promotion strategy is aimed at producing ____
  • A Consumer goods originally imported
  • B Machinery for industries
  • C More goods for exports
  • D More goods for domestic consumption
  • E Increasing export of goods needed in<br/>developed countries
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Question 3829:
Long run cost is U-shaped because of the operation of
  • A Economies of scale on the left-hand side and diseconomies of scale on the right-hand side
  • B Diseconomies of scale on the left- and right-hand sides
  • C Economies of scale on the left- and right-hand sides
  • D Constant return to scale
  • E Diseconomies of scale of the left-hand side and economies of scale of the right-hand side
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Question 3830:
Marginal cost is the cost
  • A The lowest cost of producing goods
  • B The cost of production of the most efficient<br/>firm in an industry
  • C The cost of production of the most<br/>inefficient firm in an industry
  • D The cost of production of the last unit of goods produced by a firm
  • E The cost of production at which minimum profit is obtained by the firm
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