JAMB Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 370

1,846.

Transfer payment are

A.

Transfer earnings

B.

Money transferred from one country to another

C.

Unearned income

D.

Payment transferred from one account to another

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,847.

Statistical information available in most West African countries suggests that

A.

The marginal propensity to save is high

B.

The marginal propensity to consume is high

C.

The consumption pattern is negative

D.

There exists perfect correlation between consumption and savings

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,848.

Which of the following best explains the structural changes in the population of a country?

A.

Positive changes in the size and ethnic composition of the population

B.

A decrease in the size of the population

C.

An increase in the birth rate which is higher than the decrease in the death rate

D.

Changes in the age, sex and occupational composition of the population

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,849.

The rate of exchange between a domestic and a foreign currency is defined as the

A.

Terms of trade

B.

Domestic currency price of a unit of the foreign currency

C.

Foreign currency price of gold

D.

Domestic currency price of gold

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,850.

Which of the following applies to a commodity sold abroad at a price lower than that in the producing country?

A.

Dumping

B.

Counter-trade

C.

Bilateral trade

D.

Trade liberalization

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.