JAMB Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 105

521.

Which of the following are direct taxes?

A.

Sales taxes

B.

Excise taxes

C.

Income and company taxes

D.

Tarrif duties

E.

Commodity taxes

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

522.

External economies are

A.

The advantage accuring to a firm as a result of its expansion

B.

The advantages accuring to one firm as a result of the existence of other firms in the same locality

C.

Benefits derived by a firm as a result of its own individual policy

D.

Reaped only by agricultural firms

E.

Bound to increase the costs of production whatever the circumstances

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

523.

A movement along a given demand curve for a good is caused by a change in

A.

A consumer income

B.

The price of the good

C.

Taste

D.

The prices of other goods

E.

Population

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

524.

Which of the following is a correct definition of equilibrium price?

A.

A price which covers production cost

B.

A price which maximizes entreprenuer's profits

C.

A price at which the quantity demanded equals the quantity supplied

D.

A price at which a competitive firm is at equilibrium

E.

A price which stabilizes farmer's income

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

525.

If the government is interested in raising the highest revenue from a tax system, then for any two commodities

A.

It is better to tax one whose demand is more elastic

B.

It is better to tax one whose demand is more inelastic

C.

Revenue will be the same from both commodities

D.

It is not possible to say which will yield higher revenue

E.

Government cannot make much revenue from taxing commodities

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.