Economics questions and answers

Economics Questions and Answers

Economics questions and answers to help you prepare for JAMB, WAEC, NECO, Post UTME and job aptitude tests or interviews.

406.

The relationship between the tax rate and income which is relevant to progressive tax is shown by?

A.

Curve X

B.

Curve Y

C.

Curve Z

D.

Curve X and Z

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

407.

Which of the following rewards is associated with entrepreneurship? 

A.

Salaries

B.

Profits

C.

Interest

D.

Rent

Correct answer is B

The reward for entrepreneurship is profit. Profit is described as the financial benefit gotten when the revenue generated from a business activity exceeds the expenses, costs, and taxes paid.

An entrepreneur is an individual who creates or owns a business and combines all the factors of production to make a profit.

408.

The law of diminishing marginal utility indicates that if a consumer increases his consumption of a commodity continously

A.

Total utility must fall

B.

Marginal utility must fall

C.

Marginal utility may rise

D.

Marginal utility may fall even though his total utility may be rising

Correct answer is B

The law of diminishing marginal utility states that as a consumer consumes an item or a product, the satisfaction or utility that they derive from the product reduces as they consume more and more of that product.

409.

In economic life, the choice among alternatives depends on the

A.

Income of the decision maker

B.

Scarcity of resources

C.

The scale of preference of the decision-maker

D.

Status of the decison maker

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

410.

Efficiency in production means

A.

Reducing the size of the work force

B.

Producing a given output with the lowest cost of combination of factors of production

C.

Adoption of capital intensive technology

D.

Increasing the quantity of the fixed factors of production

Correct answer is B

Efficiency of production means that an entity is operating at maximum capacity, where a firm is focused more on increasing the quantity being manufactured while reducing cost.