JAMB Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 439

2,191.

Less developed countries obtain foreign exchange reserves mainly from the export of

A.

Manufactured goods

B.

Processed and semi-processed commodities

C.

 Invisible items

D.

Primary product

E.

All of the above

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,192.

Which of the following is a term used to describe a payment representing a surplus in excess of transfer costs?

A.

Interest rates

B.

Opportunity costs

C.

Economic rent

D.

Indirect costs

E.

Wages

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,193.

Which of the following items in the balance of payment of account is an invisible transaction?

A.

Import of cars

B.

Export of cocoa

C.

Export of crude petroleum

D.

Tourism

E.

Import of building materials

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,194.

If the consumer demand for product X increases as the price of product Y decreases we can be fairly certain that X

A.

X and Y are complementary commodities

B.

X and Y are substitute goods

C.

X and Y are independent goods

D.

X and Y are jointly supplied

E.

X and Y are inferior commodities

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,195.

Opportunity cost is a term that describes

A.

The initial cost of setting up a business venture

B.

Cost of one product in terms of foregone production of others

C.

The monetary equivalent of the utility of a commodity

D.

Cost related to an optimum level of production

E.

Implicit cost

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.