JAMB Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 385

1,921.

A producer sustains a loss in the short run if

A.

Marfinal revenue is less than price

B.

Price is less than average cost

C.

Average variable cost is less than average cost

D.

Marginal cost is less than marginal revenue

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,922.

One disadvantage of sole proprietorship is its

A.

limited liability

B.

High profits

C.

High sense of ownership

D.

Low credit rating

E.

Low failure rate

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,923.

One major difference between monopoly and perfect competition is that

A.

The perfect competitor is a price taker while the monopolist determines his own output

B.

Homogeneity of purpose exists for the perfect competitor while non-homogeneity of purpose exist for the monopolist

C.

Sellers are located all over the world in the perfect competition but sellers are only in one country in the case of the monopolist

D.

There is free entry and exist in perfect competition but no free exist in monopoly

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,924.

Pricing and output decisions of sellers are highly interdependent in markets known as

A.

Oligopoly

B.

Perfect competition

C.

Monopoly

D.

Monopolistic competition

E.

Imperfect competititon

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,925.

Which of the following is an important function of prices in a market economy?

A.

Ensuring that resources are used in the most efficient manner

B.

Ensuring an equitable distribution of goods and services

C.

Ensuring that all industries are perfectly competitive in the long run

D.

Equating level of purchases with level of needs

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.