JAMB Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 165

821.

Division of labour requires that, the tasks in a production line be performed

A.

By specialists

B.

In stages

C.

By all workers

D.

By unskilled labourers

Correct answer is B

Division of labour; the assignment of different parts of a manufacturing process or task to different people in order to improve efficiency.

822.

If the production of a large firm is higher than that of a small firm, it is experiencing

A.

External economies of scale

B.

External diseconomies of scale

C.

Internal economies of scale

D.

Internal diseconomies of scale

Correct answer is C

Internal economies are those economies in production which occur to the firm itself when it expands its output or enlarge its scale of production.

823.

Price mechanism determines the prices of commodities through

A.

Auctioning

B.

Market forces

C.

The sales of treasury bills

D.

Government legislation

Correct answer is B

Price mechanism refers to the system where the market forces of demand and supply determine the prices of commodities and the changes therein. It is the buyers and sellers who actually determine the price of a commodity.

824.

When price is set below equilibrium, this will lead to

A.

An increase in the quantity supplied

B.

A new equilibrium

C.

A decrease in the quantity supplied

D.

A fall in price

Correct answer is C

If the market price is below the equilibrium price, quantity supplied is less than quantity demanded, because producers will not be willing to supply more goods when the price being paid is too small thereby creating a shortage. 

825.

A rightward shift of the budget line is caused by a

A.

Fall in consumer income

B.

Change in consumer taste

C.

Fall in the commodity relative price

D.

Rise in the consumer income

Correct answer is D

When there is an increase in income, a consumer can buy more of both goods and this shows an outward i.e. rightward shift in the budget line.