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Economics Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Economics Questions

Question 6:
In the study of Economics, land, labour, capital and entrepreneur are referred to as factors of production. These factors produce commodities only if they are?
  • A Profitable to the production process
  • B Purchased for the purpose of production
  • C Combined in the production process
  • D Provided adequately for the production process
  • E Brought into the factory
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Question 7:
The supply of and demand for goods and services are influenced by the?
  • A Supermarkets
  • B Entrepreneurs
  • C Mechanism of the law
  • D Mechanism of equilibrium
  • E Price mechanism
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Question 8:
The control price for a carton of beer in Nigeria is N7.20. But a carton of beer is sold in parts of the country for as much N15.00 The cause of this exorbitant price is that?
  • A There is a Government ban on the importation of beer
  • B Beer distributors want more profit
  • C Nigeria is a large country
  • D Middlemen hoard beer
  • E The demand for beer exceeds the supply
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Question 9:
Most firms are financed by share capital. The shares which do not carry any fixed rate of dividend are known as ?
  • A Debentures
  • B Preference shares
  • C Ordinary shares
  • D Participating preference shares
  • E Old shares
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Question 10:
A firm whose cost of production decrease as it continues to increase its output is said to be enjoying?
  • A Profit maximization
  • B Large-scale production
  • C A wind fall
  • D Government subsidies
  • E Economies of scale
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