JAMB UTME - Economics - 1985

The argument of tariff protection in less developed economies is that such a measure would

The table illustrates the law of diminishing returns on a farm. Which pair of the following answers is appropriate for the missing information in the spaces market X and Y?

Disguised unemployment

In the figure above, the broken line labelled M is the marginal revenue curve of a

In market economies, resources are allocated through the?

The process by which a country attempts to reduce the import of manufactured goods at home is described as?

If an economy grows at an annual rate of 6%, of which is deemed to be due to improvement in the productivity of labour and capital combined, the remaining 2% is generally attributed to

The table above illustrates the law of

Which of the following is NOT among the canons of taxation as set out by Adam Smith?

The petro- chemical industries are located in the River State of Nigeria due to?

Bisi needs a book costing N10.00 and a hat costing N10.00. If Bisi buys the book instead of the hat, the opportunity cost of his choice is the?

One theory of population contends that population tends to increase much faster than the supply of food, and that if the growth in population is not checked , it will be checked by natural forces like misery disasters and food shortages. This theory was propounded by?

One main quality of a good is that it

Foreign exchange control in Nigeria is administered by the?

Under normal circumstances a producer will bear the entire burden of taxation on his output if the?

The interdependence between households and business enterprises illustrated in the figure is known as

At every point on a indifference curve, the

Which of the following is a necessary prerequisite for trade by barter?

Which of the following is NOT a part of the fixed costs of a limited liability company?

The inefficient distribution of scarce commodities in Nigeria is mostly due to the?

Under the ECOWAS agreement, a Nigerian can enter and stay in Ghana without visa for a period of?

If in the short-run commodity X and commodity Y are supplied jointly, which of the following is correct?

An example of a regressive tax is?

Optimum population is desirable because it enables an economy to obtain maximum?

Because money serves as a standard for deferred payments

Tax which is levied on goods manufactured, sold or used within a country is?

Study the figure above. At paint H the price elasticity of supply is

A corporation can obtain funds by issuing bonds. A bond is a form of debt which falls due to repayment after?

Devaluation of the naira as a condition for the international Monetary Fund 'loan' is considered inadvisable because?

In the table, the marginal cost when output is two, units is

Which of the following factors is mostly responsible for the concentration of population around the oil fields in Eastern Nigeria?

The meaning of scale of preference is?

By terms of trade, we mean the?

Under perfect competition, the long-run equilibrium requires?

When total revenue is at a maximum, marginal revenue is?

How many National Development Plans did Nigeria have between 1960 and 1984?

When a business has unlimited liability

Warehousing facilities in the distribution and marketing of products are provided by?

Limited liability means?

The age distribution of a population is NOT influenced by?

One of the functions of the commercial banks is that it is?

A firm is said to be a public Joint Stock Company when it?

The act of combining factor inputs in order to obtain specific output is known as

The amount of labour a producer hires relative to labour factor inputs depends on the?

If monopoly is attempting to maximize profit which of the following should it attempt to do?

The unemployment associated with a recession is called?

The purchasing power of the naira will fall when?

An economic problem exists whenever

Which of the following is NOT a feature of underdevelopment?

A state budget is an outline of planned