JAMB Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 428

2,136.

A typical corporate form of business organization is owned by

A.

The president of a country

B.

Shareholders

C.

The general manager and the executives

D.

A local government

E.

Foreigners and citizens of the country

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,137.

What do we call a market where there is large number of buyers and sellers, such that no one has an appreciable influence over prices?

A.

Free market

B.

Perfectly competitive market

C.

Controllled market

D.

Stock exchange market

E.

Open market

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,138.

Disposable income equals

A.

Personal income less business profits

B.

Personal inome minus taxes and subsidies

C.

National income less borrowing from abroad

D.

National income plus transfer of payments

E.

Personal income less taxes plus subsidies

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,139.

When marginal cost equals marginal revenue of products

A.

The firms is producing at a loss

B.

The firm is at a break-even point

C.

The firm is making the least profit

D.

The supplementary cost of the firm is highest

E.

The firm has maximum profit

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,140.

The price mechanism

A.

Regulates supply and demand

B.

Rations the consumers

C.

Rewards the producers

D.

Allocates scarce resources

E.

Does all of the above

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.