JAMB Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 337

1,681.

Which of the following is applicable to a monopolistic firm operating at the output where marginal cost equals marginal revenue?

A.

Cost of production is at a medium

B.

The plant is of optimum size

C.

Price is above marginal revenue

D.

Average variable cost is at a minimum

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,682.

The tailoring services is competitive partly because it consists of a large number of

A.

large scale enterprises

B.

Medium scale enterprises

C.

Small scale enterprises

D.

Government owned enterprises

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,683.

An imperfect market in which there is only one buyer of a commodity is

A.

Monopsony

B.

Oligopoly

C.

Monopoly

D.

Duopoly

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,684.

The demand for a product is said to be price inelastic, if

A.

The price elasticity of demand is less than one

B.

The price elasticity of demand is greater than one

C.

A reduction in price results in increase in the quantity demanded

D.

An increase in price results in a decrease in the quantity demanded

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,685.

If an increase in income induces a reduction in the demand for beans, beans can be referred to as

A.

A normal good

B.

An inferior good

C.

A substitute good

D.

A gift good

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.