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 2201: For purely competitive industry, a fundamental requirement of the demand curve faced by individual firms is that it should be? Options:
  A) downward sloping and price inelastic
  B) perfectly price elastic
  C) downward sloping but price inelastic
  D) perfectly price inelastic
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2202:

  From the diagram shown, the optional point of production is_____________?

  Options:
  A) R
  B) T
  C) S
  D) U
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2203: The elasticity of supply of perishable goods is? Options:
  A) unitary
  B) inelastic
  C) zero
  D) elastic
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2204: One of the objectives of ADB is to Options:
  A) provide subsidies on imported goods to member countries
  B) mobilize short-term loans for member countries
  C) promote economic and social development of member countries
  D) provide technical assistance to only poor member countries
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2205:

  The type of business finance that entitles the holder to a fixed rate of dividend is______________--

  Options:
  A) bank load
  B) debenture
  C) preferred stock
  D) semi-fixed
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2206: The production within the domestic territory of a country is called the Options:
  A) net national product
  B) gross domestic product
  C) net income
  D) disposable income
  E) gross national product
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2207: A straight line indifference curve indicates that the two products are Options:
  A) normal goods
  B) inferior goods
  C) perfect substitutes
  D) close substitutes
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2208:

  $\begin{array}{cc}\text{Quantity of singlets}& \text{Short run total costs(N)}\\ 0& 1,000\\ 10& 1,200\\ 20& 1,400\\ 30& 1,600\\ 40& 1,800\end{array}$

  The short run total costs for different levels of output for a firm producing singlets are shown above. Calculate the variable cost per unit at an output of 20.

  Options:
  A) N1000
  B) N400
  C) N70
  D) N20
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2209: Price control cannot work in Nigeria because Options:
  A) the population is too large
  B) the policemen hate to arrest people
  C) while it is fairly easy to control producers and importing firms, smaller distributors are too many to be controlled
  D) control cannot work under military rule
  E) too many things are produced in the country
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2210: Since the mid-1980s, the most disturbing development in the industrial sector in Nigeria is? Options:
  A) labour intensity
  B) capital intensity
  C) poor technology
  D) capacity under-utilization
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  The correct answer is D .