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Economics Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Economics Questions

Question 36:
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 37:
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 38:
\(\begin{array}{c|c}
\text{Unit of output} & \text{Table cost}\\
\hline
1 & 20 \\
2 & 32 \\
3 & 42 \\
4 & 48 \\
5 & 50 \\
\end{array}\)
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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Question 39:
Full equilibrium under perfect competition requires that?
  • A MC =MR and AC =AR
  • B MC = MR but AR>AC
  • C MR =MC =AR=AC
  • D TR>TC
  • E MR=MC
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Question 40:
Oligopoly means
  • A Large number of sellers in the markets
  • B Single seller in the market
  • C Few sellers in the markets
  • D Few buyers in the market
  • E Single buyer in the market
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