JAMB Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 146

726.

The privatization of public enterprises will lead to efficient management of resources in the economy.

This statement can best be described as

A.

Normative reasoning

B.

Inductive reasoning

C.

Deductive reasoning

D.

Positive reasoning

Correct answer is B

Inductive reasoning is a type of logical thinking that involves forming generalizations based on specific incidents you've experienced, observations you've made, or facts you know to be true or false. 

727.

A major disadvantage of a socialist economy is that

A.

Corruption is rampant

B.

Consumer's sovereignty is lost

C.

Income inequality is entrenched

D.

There is high level of unemployment

Correct answer is A

One of the major criticisms of socialism are that socialist countries have a tendency to develop too many layers of bureaucracy, which leads to corrupt practices. The government controls much of the economy's resource. They decides the whats, whens, and hows of production.

728.

If Mr. X lost his clerical job at a store and searched for a similar job for ten months before finding one this implies that Mr.X was

A.

Structurally unemployed

B.

Frictionally unemployed

C.

Seasonally unemployed

D.

Cyclically unemployed

Correct answer is B

Frictional unemployment happens when people move from one job to another. Mr X was frictionally unemployed for ten months.

729.

A valid explanation for real wage growth is

A.

An increase in the rate of productivity

B.

The rising cost of capital accumulation

C.

A contraction of emploment in service industries

D.

An increase in the quantity of labour

Correct answer is A

Real wage growth is largely due to increased in economic activity creating competition between businesses to attract and retain workers. The higher the rate of economic activities (production, buying and selling) in the economy, the higher the real wage growth.

730.

The rate of interest change on loans depends largely on

A.

The prevailing exchange rate

B.

Marginal efficiency of capital

C.

The risk associated with the loan

D.

The prevailing tax rate

Correct answer is A

Interest rates are determined, in large part by central banks who actively commit to maintaining a target interest rate. They do this by using the open market operations. To discourage borrowing, interest rates would be set high and set low to encourage lending. Therefore interest rates are determined mainly by the prevailing exchange rate.