JAMB Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 411

2,051.

Progressive income tax can be expressed as

A.

Tax that falls as income rises

B.

Tax that rises as income falls

C.

Tax that is independent of income

D.

Tax that rises as income rises

E.

Tax that is neutral to income

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,052.

Opportunity cost is best defined as?

A.

The penalty for not seizing golden opportunities

B.

Sacrificed alternative (output, income etc.)

C.

The cost of creating job opportunities

D.

Payment made to an industrial worker

E.

The difference between fixed and variable costs

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,053.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of perfect competition?

A.

Many sellers and buyers in the markets

B.

There is perfect knowledge

C.

Supply and demand are equal

D.

There is no advertising

E.

Products are identical

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,054.

Inflation is likely to benefit?

A.

Persons with bank savings

B.

Persons employed in financial houses

C.

Debtors

D.

Persons who lived on fixed pension funds

E.

Creditors

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,055.

If the income of a consumer rises and his demand for good X falls, good X can be described as

A.

A normal good

B.

An abnormal good

C.

A good with inelastic demand

D.

A good with unitary elastic demand

E.

None of the above

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.