Economics Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Economics is the study of how societies allocate limited resources to meet the unlimited needs and wants of individuals. It focuses on the production of goods and services, economic growth, and various complex issues that are important to society.

• Question 1: In order to maximize his profit, a businessman who faces a very elastic demand for his product is advised to? Options:
  A) slightly increase the price of his product
  B) slightly reduce the price of his products
  C) leaves his price unchanged
  D) discriminate his prices
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2: The demand curve would shift to the left when there is a rise in Options:
  A) Constant proportions
  B) Constant complement
  C) Income
  D) The supply of the commodity
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3: In order to increase revenue, the seller of a commodity whose demand is fairly elastic is advised to Options:
  A) increase price
  B) reduce output
  C) reduce price
  D) retain price
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 4: Long-term funds for investment projects are sourced from the Options:
  A) money market
  B) commodity market
  C) foreign exchange market
  D) capital market
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 5:

  The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been slow in achieving its objective because of______________

  Options:
  A) The activities of multinationals
  B) inadequate personnel at the secretariat
  C) political instability
  D) inadequate international support
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 6: The record of a country's transactions in international trade is her Options:
  A) capital account
  B) balance of payments
  C) current account
  D) balance of trade
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 7: An ad valorem tax is imposed on Options:
  A) special commodities
  B) exports
  C) imports
  D) the value of a commodity
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 8: If goods were free, a rational consumer would consume? Options:
  A) an infinite amount of each good
  B) the amount where marginal utility became zero
  C) the same amount as when each good had a price
  D) the amount where marginal utility was the highest
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 9: An important function of the price system is to Options:
  A) ensure that producers' profits remain high
  B) guarantee full employment of resources
  C) allocate resources to most productive uses
  D) protect the economic interests of government
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10: An increase in supply will lower price unless? Options:
  A) supply is perfectly inelastic
  B) demand is perfectly inelastic
  C) it is followed by an increase in demand
  D) demand is highly inelastic
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  The correct answer is C .