Jamb Economics Past Questions

Question 2276

A Nigerian household's demand curve for semovita is downward because?

jamb 1983

  • A. the demand for semovita is high
  • B. the loal markets are flooded with semovita
  • C. it is produced in Nigeria
  • D. every household can afford to buy semovita
  • E. higher prices attract lower quantities while lower prices attract larger quantities
View Answer and Explanation

Question 2277

If successive units of labour are added to a piece of land while capital and technology remain constant, a point will be reached in the level of production when each added unit of labour will added less to the output than previous units of the labour. This concept is known as?

jamb 1983

  • A. the productivity of labour
  • B. the law of diminishing marginal utility
  • C. the law diminishing returns
  • D. the concept of factor intensity
  • E. labour intensive production
View Answer and Explanation

Question 2278

The concept of economic efficiency primary refers to?

jamb 1983

  • A. obtaining the maximum output from available resources at the lowest cost
  • B. conservation of our petroleum resources
  • C. equity in the distribution of the nation's wealth
  • D. producing without waste
  • E. the limited wants-unlimited resources dilemma
View Answer and Explanation

Question 2279

Production possibilities(alternatives)

P Q R S T

Units of shelter 5 4 3 2 0

Units of food 0 5 9 12 15

Based on the above production possibilities table, the real cost of a unit of food when alternative R is selected is?

jamb 1983

  • A. one unit of shelter
  • B. three units of shelter
  • C. one third of a unit of shelter
  • D. six units of shelter
  • E. two units of shelter
View Answer and Explanation

Question 2280

In a sole proprietorship, the decisions are made by the?

jamb 1983

  • A. governmnet
  • B. borad of directors
  • C. management
  • D. shareholders'conference
  • E. owner
View Answer and Explanation