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Economics Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Economics Questions

Question 16:
Which of the following changes in equilibrium price and quantity is as a result of an upward shift in the market demand for a commodity?
  • A Both the price and the quantity fall
  • B The price rise and the quantity falls
  • C The price falls and the quantity rises
  • D Both the price and the quantity rise
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Question 17:
One factor which influences the slope of a non-linear demand curve for a commodity is the?
  • A Price of the commodity
  • B Quantity of the commodity demanded
  • C Availability of substitutes
  • D Available of complements
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Question 18:
One of the characteristics of an imperfect market is?
  • A A large number of buyers and sellers
  • B A lack of homogeneity of products
  • C An adequate awareness of market conditions by buyers and sellers
  • D The availability of substitutes
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Question 19:
Total revenue is always equal to?
  • A Marginal revenue multiplied by the quantity sold
  • B Average revenue plus marginal revenue
  • C Marginal revenue multiplied by marginal cost
  • D Average revenue multiplied by the quantity sold
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Question 20:
If prices fall in a perfectly competitive industry, the firms in that industry in the short run will?
  • A Not decrease in number
  • B Keep output at the same level but make losses
  • C Reduce production
  • D Intensity the advertisement of their products
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