JAMB Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 325

1,621.

One of the advantages of international trade is that it

A.

Increases world output

B.

Encourages economic independence among nations

C.

Restricts spread of technical knowledge

D.

Promotes self-reliance and satisfaction with only what can be produced internally

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,622.

Personal distribution of income implies

A.

The way in which income is distributed among specific households or spending units

B.

The distribution of income according to basic resources

C.

Dividing income according to industries

D.

Dividing income between personal taxes, consumption expenditures and savings

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,623.

The average tax rate is defined as

A.

Total tax rate less the marginal tax rate

B.

The tax rate which applies to additional value income

C.

The ratio of total taxes paid to total income

D.

Marginal tax rate for being progressive

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,624.

Budget deficit is the amount by which

A.

Total expenditure exceeds revenue

B.

Recurrent expenditure exceeds revenue

C.

Capital expenditure exceeds revenue

D.

Recurrent expenditure exceeds capital expenditure

Correct answer is A

Budget deficit is the amount by which a government's expenditures such as defense, social security, science, energy and expenditure on infrastructure, etc. exceed its total income which comes principally from taxes, duties.

1,625.

A tax that takes an increasing fraction of income as income goes down is called

A.

Conditional

B.

Regressive

C.

Progressive

D.

Proportional

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.