JAMB Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 362

1,806.

Limited liability means

A.

The debts of a company can only be paid from its own assets

B.

The debts of a company are paid from business as well as private funds of the owners

C.

Government cannot tax the company

D.

The debts of a company must be paid from private funds only

E.

The company does not have to pay its debts

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,807.

The international production set for Nigeria and Austria is:

\(\begin{array}{c|c}
Products & Nigeria & Austria \\
\hline
Cocoa & 20 \text{tonnes} & 12 \text{tonnes}\\
\hline
Lace & 10 \text{meters} & 8 \text{meters} \\
\end{array}\)

from the table, it can be deduced that?

A.

Nigeria should produce cocoa and lace

B.

Austria should produce cocoa and lace

C.

Nigeria can benefit from producing lace only

D.

Nigeria should not produce any of the products because of her relative disadvantages

E.

Austria should produce lace and Nigeria should produce cocoa

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,809.

\(\begin{array}{c|c}
\text{Units of Quantity consumed} & \text{Total utility} & \text{Marginal utility} \\
0 & --- & --- \\
1 & 10 & 10 \\
2 & 15 & 5 \\
3 & 17 & 2 \\
4 & 18 & 1 \\
5 & 18 & 0 \\
\end{array}\)

The table above illustrates the law of?

A.

Diminishing marginal utility

B.

Diminishing marginal productivity

C.

Diminishing returns

D.

Increasing returns

E.

Increasing total utility

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,810.

A firm is said to be a public Joint Stock Company when it

A.

Is owned by the government

B.

Is operated as a public corporation

C.

Is operated in a non-democratic fashion

D.

Sells shares to members of the public and publishes its account

E.

Is a limited liability company

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.