Jamb Economics Past Questions

Question 2241

The difference between visible exports and invisible exports of a country, in money terms, is known as the?

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  • A. Balance of trade
  • B. Balance of payments
  • C. Terms of trade
  • D. Foreign reserves
  • E. Special drawing right
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Question 2242

The purpose of import duties does NOT include the?

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  • A. generation of revenue for government
  • B. protection of domestic industries
  • C. promotion of international trade
  • D. conservation of foreign exchange earnings
  • E. control of comsuption pattern
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Question 2243

Retailers are greater in numbers than wholesalers because?

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  • A. retail business may not be registered or incorporated
  • B. retail business requires less expertise
  • C. retailers deal with final consumers
  • D. all retail businesses are large enterprises
  • E. all retail businesses are small enterprises
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Question 2244

Population growth can be calculated as ?

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  • A. Birth rate + death rate + migration rate + immigration rate
  • B. Birth rate – death rate + migration rate -immigration rate
  • C. Birth rate + death rate – migration rate + immigration rate
  • D. Birth rate – death rate – emigration rate + immigration rate
  • E. Birth rate – death rate
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Question 2245

if AC = Average Cost of production ,

TC = Total Cost of production

VC = Variable Cost of production

FC = Fixed Cost of production

Q = Quantity of goods produced

Then,

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  • A. AC = TC; TC = VC + FC
  • B. AC = (TC) Q: TC = VC + FC
  • C. AC = TC; TC = (VC)(FC) Q
  • D. AC = TC- FC: VC = TC- AC
  • E. AC = TC ; TC = VC + AC Q
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