JAMB Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 290

1,446.

Which of the following statement is TRUE of the effect of changes in demand and supply on price?

A.

A decrease in supply will lead to fall in price and a fall in the quantity bought and sold

B.

An increase in demand will lead to a fall in price and quantity bought and sold

C.

A decrease in demand will lead to a rise in price and in the quantity bought and sold

D.

An increase in supply will lead to a fall price and a rise in the quantity bought and sold

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,447.

The effect of changes in the condition of demand on a demand schedule with the price constant is

A.

A movement along the demand curve

B.

Deflation of the demand curve

C.

Hyperbola formation by the demand curve

D.

Shift of the demand curve

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,448.

The opportunity cost of the use of productive resources which a producer owns and so does not pay constitutes

A.

A fixed cost

B.

An implicit cost

C.

A variable cost

D.

A prime cost

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,449.

Any payment to a factor of production in excess of what is necessary to keep that factor in its present employment is known as

A.

Real income

B.

Profit

C.

Economic rent

D.

Real wage

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,450.

The total money value of all goods and services produced in a country during a certain period is measured by using the

A.

Income method

B.

Expenditure method

C.

Output method

D.

Factor method

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.