Economics questions and answers to help you prepare for JAMB, WAEC, NECO, Post UTME and job aptitude tests or interviews.
A firm owned and managed by a family is an example of ______?
Joint stock exchange
Cooperative society
Sole proprietorship
Partnership
Correct answer is D
A partnership may be defined as a type of business organization in which two to twenty persons agree legally to setup and manage a business outfit with the sole aim of making profit. The people involved in partnership agreement are called partners and they share the profit, losses and risk of
the business.
A family owned business is any business in which two or more family members are involved and the majority of ownership or control lies within a family.
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
World Bank (IBRD)
United Nations Organization (UNO)
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Correct answer is A
Balance of payments policies: The policies include devaluation, demand management, and controls of various types, all of which have frequently featured in International Monetary Fund (IMF) programmes, either in terms of their encouragement or discouragement.
Free trade area
Common market
Custom union
Economic community
Correct answer is C
A customs union is generally defined as a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff. Customs unions are established through trade pacts where the participant countries set up common external trade policy (in some cases they use different import quotas).
One of the physical measures that can be used to reduce the volume of imports is the
Reduction of personnel income tax
Removal of imports duties
Use of foreign exchange control
Liberalization of credit for importers
Correct answer is C
Foreign exchange control is the procedure by which a government intervenes in the foreign exchange market, banning or restricting sales and purchases of local currencies by non-residents as well as sales and purchases of foreign currencies by residents. When there is no foreign exchange to engage in international trade, imports will fall.
When the international value of a country's currency rises, other things being equal, the country's
Net exports tend to increase
Imports tend to increase
Net exports tend to decrease
Export tend to be stable
Correct answer is A
No explanation has been provided for this answer.