JAMB Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 255

1,271.

A change in supply is best described as a

A.

Movement along the supply curve

B.

Shift of the supply curve to the left or to the right

C.

Shift of the supply curve to the left

D.

Shift of the supply curve to the left

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,272.

Economics is regarded as a social science because it

A.

Adopts the scientific method in production

B.

Is an agent of socialization

C.

Adopts the scientific method in the study of human behaviour

D.

Adopts the scientific method with social problems

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,273.

A normal good with close substitutes is likely to have its price elasticity of demand

A.

Between zero and one

B.

Equal to unity

C.

Less than unity

D.

Greater than unity

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,274.

For a supply curve, an increase in the price of a commodity will result in

A.

A decrease in supply

B.

A decrease in the quantity supplied

C.

An increase in supply

D.

An increase in the quantity supplied

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,275.

At the consumer equilibrium, the slope of the indifference curve is

A.

Half the slope of the budget constraint line

B.

Equal to the slope of the budget constraint line

C.

Greater than the slope of the budget constraint line

D.

Less than the slope of the budget constraint line

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.