Question 21If budgets deficits are financed by borrowing, the crowding-out effect can be offset by an increase in A. savings B. interest rates C. government expenditure D. exchange rates Objective Show full explanation
Question 22The difference between payment and receipts for visible trade is called A. current balance B. balance of trade C. balance of payments D. bilateral trade Objective Show full explanation
Question 23The excess of aggregate expenditure over full employment level of output is referred to as A. GNP gap B. deflationary gap C. recessionary gapD. inflationary gapObjective Show full explanation
Question 24Fiscal policy is the government's plan to control aggregate demand by manipulating A. revenue and expenditure B. the demand and supply of money C. tastes and preferences of consumers D. the structure of production and employment Objective Show full explanation
Question 25A country is said to have absolute advantage when she A. can sell to other countries without buying from them B. has a higher opportunity cost in the production of a god C. has a lower opportunity cost in the production of a good D. can produce more of any good with fewer resources Objective Show full explanation
Question 26The final stage in the production process of any commodity involves its movement from the A. wholesaler to the retailer B. retailer to the consumerC. retailer to the wholesaler D. producer to the wholesaler Objective Show full explanation
Question 27A firm operating at full capacity will experience rising short-run total costs when A. there is a change in management B. prices of its variable inputs rise C. labour productivity increasesD. prices of its variable inputs fall Objective Show full explanation
Question 28if an increase in the price of good X leads to an increase in the supply of good Y, X and Y are said to be A. composite B. jointly supplied C. competitive D. jointly demanded Objective Show full explanation
Question 29By advertising, a monopolistic competitive firm tries to shift is A. supply curve to he right B. supply curve to the left C. demand curve to the right D. demand curve to the left Objective Show full explanation
Question 30The role of the Central Bank in the economic development of Nigeria is to A. use cheques and bank drafts to facilitate business transactions B. maintain a stable price system C. give short and medium term loans to the public D. give financial and technical advice to customer Objective Show full explanation