JAMB Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 351

1,751.

Which of the following would most likely be considered an example of benefit taxation?

A.

Excise tax

B.

Corporate income tax

C.

Property tax

D.

Highway-user tax

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,752.

Which of the following is a direct tax?

A.

Sales tax

B.

Purchase tax

C.

Export duties

D.

Property tax

Correct answer is D

A direct tax is a tax that a person or organization pays directly to the entity that imposed it. Examples include income tax, real property tax, personal property tax, and taxes on assets, all of which are paid by an individual taxpayer directly to the government.

1,753.

Merchants banks perform all the following functions EXCEPT

A.

Raising of capital for industry

B.

Provision of current account facilities

C.

Management of investment portfolios

D.

Provision of credit for overseas trade

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,754.

The rate at which money changes hands is known as the

A.

Rate of inflation

B.

Velocity of transactions

C.

Velocity of money

D.

Velocity of circulation

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,755.

In any economy, what is used as money is determined by?

A.

Government acceptance commodity standard

B.

Government acceptance of an inconvertible paper standard

C.

Laws and customs

D.

Its use as a store of value

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.