JAMB Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 367

1,831.

Which of the following items does NOT belong to a country's current account in the balance of payments account? 

A.

Merchandise export

B.

Merchandise import

C.

Travel

D.

Foreign currencies

E.

Insurance services

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,832.

The following except ONE, are the differences between international trade and internal trade

A.

Differences in currencies

B.

Government in control

C.

Mobility of factors of production

D.

Cultural differences

E.

Exchange of Goods and services

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,833.

Public expenditure on services, such as education and health, is known as expenditure on

A.

General services

B.

Community services

C.

Social services

D.

Economic services

E.

Administrative services

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,834.

One of the major effects of an increase in government expenditure on a nation’s economy is that it

A.

Creates investment opportunities for foreign investors

B.

Leads to indigenization of the private sector

C.

Raises the level of total tax revenue

D.

Raises the level of aggregate demand

E.

Controls the spread of monopoly

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,835.

The average product of labour in a given period is obtained by dividing the

A.

Number of workers by the total product

B.

Total product by the number of hours actually worked

C.

Change in total product by the change in the number of workers

D.

Total product by the number of workers

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.