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 1241:

  

  If in the graph, it is assumed that the price is initially P₁, it can be deduced that price will

  Options:
  A) fall because there is a surplus
  B) remain constant because it is the equilibrium price
  C) rise because there is a shortage
  D) double
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1242: A typical corporate form of business organization is owned by Options:
  A) President of a country
  B) Shareholders
  C) The general manager and the executives
  D) A local government
  E) Foreigners and citizens of the country
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1243: The output at which total revenue equals total cost is known as? Options:
  A) profit-maximizing output
  B) break even level output
  C) loss-minizing output
  D) least-cost output
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1244:

  A typical corporate form of business organization is owned by ______

  Options:
  A) Shareholders
  B) A local government
  C) The president of a country
  D) Foreigners and citizens of the country.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1245: The merging of firms engage in different stages of production and marketing is called? Options:
  A) external economies of scale
  B) vertical intergration
  C) horizontal intergration
  D) economic unoin
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1246: Maximum wage legislation seeks to Options:
  A) fix wages above the equilibrium wage rate
  B) set wages below the equilibrium wage rate
  C) deter employers from exploiting their employees
  D) ensure an upper limit to the wages payable
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1247: From which of the following does Nigeria derive trade concessions? Options:
  A) IMF
  B) World Bank
  C) ADB
  D) EEC
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1248: If a firm doubles its output and its cost increase by 60%, the firm is experiencing Options:
  A) increase cost
  B) economies of scale
  C) decreasing returns
  D) decreasing cost
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1249:

  Which of the following activities will not lead to economic growth?

  Options:
  A) Massive importation of capital goods
  B) Intensive capital formation
  C) Use of modern technology
  D) Massive importation of consumer goods
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1250:

  

  A country's budget allocation to various sectors of the economy is shown in the pie chart above...
  Use it to answer this question.

  What is the ratio of expenditure on health to Agriculture if the yearly budget is 7200?

  Options:
  A) 2: 3
  B) 3:4
  C) 4:3
  D) 5:4
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  The correct answer is B .