JAMB Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 360

1,796.

An example of a regressive tax is?

A.

The personal income tax

B.

The graduated corporation income tax

C.

A general sales tax

D.

The inheritance taxes

E.

The excise tax

Correct answer is C

Examples of regressive taxes include sales taxes, user fees, and arguably property taxes.

1,797.

Which of the following is NOT among the canons of taxation as set out by Adam Smith?

A.

Equality

B.

Security

C.

Certainty

D.

Convenience

E.

Economy

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,798.

A state budget is an outline of planned

A.

Expenditures and revenues expected within a financial year

B.

Expenditures of ministries and parastatals within a given period

C.

 Recurrent and capital expenditures within a year

D.

Sources of revenue derivation for a financial year

E.

Use of different kinds of taxation in a given year

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,799.

Which of the following is a necessary prerequisite for trade by barter?

A.

Needs for double coincidence of wants

B.

Multiple exchange rate

C.

Impossibility of future trade

D.

 Impossibility of large-scale production

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,800.

Because money serves as a standard for deferred payments

A.

It serves as a store of value

B.

Goods can be bought on credit with pre-determined value

C.

Future trade becomes possible

D.

It serves as a unit of account

E.

It becomes valuable

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.