JAMB Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 204

1,016.

A commodity is described as inferior when the

A.

Income effect is negative

B.

Income effect is positive

C.

Substitution effect is negative

D.

Substitution effect is positive

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,017.

The major determinant of cross elasticity of demand is the

A.

Price of the good

B.

Degree of necessity of the good

C.

Level of income of consumers

D.

Closeness of the substitutes

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,018.

A firm operating at full capacity will have a

A.

Perfectly inelastic supply curve

B.

Perfectly elastic supply curve

C.

Fairly elastic supply curve

D.

Fairly inelastic supply curve

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,019.

When the demand for a good increases owing to an increase in income, it means that

A.

There is an increase in quantity demanded

B.

Inflation has taken place

C.

Demand has exceeded supply

D.

There is an increase in demand

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,020.

The range is used to

A.

Estimate the mean from grouped data

B.

Calculate the standard deviation

C.

Determine the spread of a set of data

D.

Measure the difference between the mean and the mode

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.