JAMB Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 21

101.

A supply curve parallel to the X-axis indicates

A.

Fairly elastic supply

B.

Infinitely elastic supply

C.

Fairly inelastic supply

D.

Perfectly inelastic supply

Correct answer is B

Infinitely elastic supply curve is parallel to the x-axis i.e at a fixed price, there is change in quantity supplied. es = ∞

102.

Palm oil and palm kernel are in

A.

Joint supply

B.

Competitive demand

C.

Competitive supply

D.

Complementary demand

Correct answer is A

Joint supply is the supply of two or more commodities from the same source or origin e.g palm oil and palm kernel are supply from the same palm tree.

103.

An exceptional demand curve can result from

A.

Increase in price of raw materials

B.

Increase in the size of the population

C.

Expectation of future price increase

D.

Change in taste of consumer

Correct answer is C

Exceptional or Abnormal demand curve does not abide to the law of demand and it give reverse to the law of demand, which states that " At higher price, more quantity will be demanded and vice-versa" .Therefore, rise as a result of future expectation rise in price, war, consumer ignorance etc are the causes of abnornal demand curve.

104.

If the price of commodity X rises and consumers shift to commodity Y, then commodities X and Y are

A.

Substitutes

B.

Complements

C.

Inferior goods

D.

Bought together

Correct answer is A

Substitutes goods are goods that perform the same or similar function. Increase in the price of one results to increase in the quantity demand for the other. Example is lux and joy soaps, if the price of lux soap increases, then the demand for joy soap will increase since they have direct relationship.

105.

A downward sloping demand curve means that

A.

Total revenue declines as price is lowered

B.

Demand falls as output increases

C.

Demand falls as output falls

D.

Price must be lowered to sell more

Correct answer is D

A downward sloping demand curve means there is an inverse or negative relationship between price and quantity demanded i.e the higher the price, lower the quantity demanded and vice versa.