JAMB Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 415

2,071.

Which of the following statements does NOT describe a situation of perfect competition?

A.

The firm faces an infinitely elastic demand curve

B.

The firm makes no pure profit in the short run

C.

The price does not change with changes in the output level of the firm

D.

There is freedom of entry into and exit from the industry

E.

The firm can sell all it produces at the market price

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,072.

If a commodity has many substitutes, it is most likely that?

A.

The demand curve is fairly inelastic

B.

The demand curve is fairly elastic

C.

The demand curve is parallel to the quantity axis

D.

 The demand curve is positively sloped

E.

The price of the commodity is too high

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,073.

The elasticity of demand is given by

A.

The percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the corresponding percentage change in price

B.

The percentage change in price divided by the corresponding percentage change in quantity demanded

C.

The percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the corresponding price

D.

The percentage change in price divided by the corresponding quantity demanded

E.

None of the above

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,074.

Economics may be defined as?

A.

The study of money and banking

B.

The study of markets and prices

C.

The study of production and distribution

D.

The study of human behaviour in the allocation of scarce resource

E.

The study of the employment of labour, land, and capital

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,075.

The process by which West African countries attempt to reduce the import of manufactured goods by encouraging firms to produce these goods at home is known as?

A.

Industrialization

B.

Export-promotion

C.

Import-substitution

D.

Export--substitution

E.

Import-expansion

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.