JAMB Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 434

2,166.

Which of the following is not an indirect tax?

A.

Excise duty

B.

Company tax

C.

Import duty

D.

Export duty

E.

Sales tax

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,167.

By utility we mean

A.

Usefulness

B.

Power of satisfying a want

C.

Beneficial

D.

Advantageous

E.

Consumable

Correct answer is B

Utility is an economic term referring to the total satisfaction received from consuming a good or service.

2,168.

Division of labour means

A.

Dividing the labour into different categories

B.

Splitting the process of production into different parts to be completed by each person

C.

Dividing the goods and services into different sections

D.

Assigning different duties to labourers

E.

Group of labourers working in a factory or shop

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,169.

Which of the following is not a direct tax?

A.

Company income tax

B.

Capital tax

C.

Purchase tax

D.

Personal income tax

E.

Capital gain tax

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,170.

The principle of comparative advantage or comparative cost is NOT based on one of the following assumptions

A.

There are restrictions in trade

B.

There are no cost of transportations

C.

There is perfect competition

D.

There are no tariff or import and export quota

E.

There are only two countries and only two commodities entering into international trade

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.