JAMB Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 127

631.

From the market demand and supply schedules for milk, we can say that equilibrium price and quantity are

A.

15k, 13,000

B.

20k, 17,500

C.

13k, 20,000

D.

18k, 18,000

E.

18k, 15,000

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

632.

Commercial banks can create money in the following ways

A.

By issuing coins and paper money

B.

By borrowing money from Banks abroad

C.

By receriving deposits from individuals

D.

By printing money on the instructions of the Central Bank

E.

None of the above

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

633.

In the above diagram supply and demand conditions of sugar in a Nigerian market are given. An indirect tax of 10 kobo per kg is imposed it will be paid

A.

Wholly by the supplier

B.

Wholly by the consumer

C.

Partly by the supplier and partly by the consumer

D.

Wholly by the middlemen

E.

Partly by stockholder and partly by consumer

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

634.

Study the table above: What is the marginal product of the second worker?

A.

10

B.

20

C.

15

D.

18

E.

43

Correct answer is D

Is the change in output resulting from employing one more unit of a particular input, for instance, an increase in labour.

 

From the table above, when the firm had only 1 unit of labour, the output was 10. When it increased its labour to 2, the output increased to 28.

 

Therefore, marginal product of the second worker = 28 - 10 = 18

635.

The quantity supplied of a commodity increases while

A.

Production increases

B.

Demand increses

C.

Price of the commodity increases

D.

Population of the country increases

E.

More commodites are imported

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.