Question 1Given that the total fixed cost is 1,000, total variable cost is 2,500 and the output 100 units. The average cost of producing one unit isA.60B.45C.35D.30Objective Show full explanation
Question 2The value of the multiplier depends onA.MPC and a level of incomeB.level of personal incomeC.level of personal savingsD.government policy and MPCObjective Show full explanation
Question 3External diseconomies of scale result from excessive growth ofA.the whole industryB.some sectors of the industryC.external factorsD.internal factorsObjective Show full explanation
Question 4A country with over-valued currency willA.expect balance of payment surplusB.have increased demand for her exportsC.increase her foreign reserveD.decrease her foreign reserveObjective Show full explanation
Question 5In the short run, a firm's marginal cost curve above the point of shut-down is itsA.demand curveB.supply curveC.revenue curveD.cost curveObjective Show full explanation
Question 6In a planned economy, the emphasis is onA.public ownership and controlB.prices and competitionC.individual choices and decisionsD.private ownership and controlObjective Show full explanation
Question 7To compare the standard of living among nations, the most widely used economic indicator is theA.real domestic outputB.real gross national incomeC.real per capita incomeD.per capita nominal incomeObjective Show full explanation
Question 8When the importation of a commodity is limited to a definite quantity, the trade control means used is known asA.exchange controlB.tax reliefC.devaluationD.quotasObjective Show full explanation
Question 9A firm operating at full capacity will experience rising short-run total costs whenA.prices of its variable inputs riseB.prices of its variable inputs fallC.there is change in managementD.labour productivity increasesObjective Show full explanation
Question 10The distinction between onshore and offshore operation lies in the A.location of sitesB.output generatedC.size of productionD.techniques of productionObjective Show full explanation
Question 11The burden of a government tax on a commodity whose demand is inelastic willA.be borne only by the governmentB.fall more heavily on consumersC.be share equally between consumers and producersD.fall more heavily on producersObjective Show full explanation
Question 12A major advantage of industrialization is that it A.leads to self-relianceB.curbs inflationC.leads to growth and developmentD.improves the terms of tradeObjective Show full explanation
Question 13A firm operating at full capacity will have a A.perfectly inelastic supply curveB.perfectly elastic supply curveC.fairly elastic supply curveD.fairly inelastic supply curveObjective Show full explanation
Question 14The movement of people from rural to urban areas affects the A.occupational distribution of populationB.sex distribution of populationC.geographical distribution of populationD.age distribution of populationObjective Show full explanation
Question 15The export-promotion strategy is aimed at producingA.consumer goods originally importedB.machinery for industriesC.more goods for exportsD.more goods for domestic consumptionObjective Show full explanation