2015 - JAMB Economics Past Questions and Answers - page 4
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Mr. Patrick’s income is N900 while that of Mr. Shodawe is N1,300. if Mr. Patrick and Shodawe pay N90 and N130 as taxes, the tax system is
A
Direct
B
Progressive
C
Regressive
D
Proportional
32
Which of the following is not a type of unemployment
A
factory unemployment
B
structural unemployment
C
mass unemployment
D
frictional unemployment
33
\(\begin{array}{c|c}
\text{Units of variable factor} & \text{Total
Product} \\
\hline
1 & 25 \\
\hline
2 & 31 \\
\hline
3 & 40 \\
\hline
4 & 48 \\
\hline
5 & 55 \\
\end{array}\)
The marginal product at the fifth variable factor is
A
7
B
6
C
5
D
9
34
The financial institution known as a building society is
A
commercial bank
B
central bank
C
mortgage bank
D
development bank
35
A line in commodity space which shows the constraints imposed by his budget, his money income and the price of goods purchased is
A
supply curve
B
liquidity preference
C
Budget line
D
demand curve
36
The information that rank a consumer preferences is given by
A
Scale of preference
B
Indifference map
C
Demand schedule
D
Supply schedule
37
The ownership of a public limited liability company is made up of
A
two to twenty persons
B
minimum of two and maximum of fifty
C
minimum of seven and no maximum number
D
owner owned by the government
38
All the following are types of specialization except
A
Manager Specialization
B
Product specialization
C
Specialization by sex
D
Geographical specialization
39
A market will be at equilibrium when
A
demand and supply are equal
B
demand is greater than supply
C
price is higher
D
supply is greater than demand
40
Which of the following will shift the demand curve for Bournvita to the right
A
a rise in price of Bournvita
B
an increase in income
C
a tax on cocoa producer
D
a fall in price of Bournvita
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