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PES Firebrand Class Economics Mock 1 - Quiz
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  • 1. 1. Suppose that the equilibrium price of an article is N5.00 but the government fixes the price by law at N4.00, the supply will be
A) Less than the equilibrium supply
B) Determined later by government
C) None of these
D) Greater than equilibrium supply
E) . The same as equilibrium supply
  • 2. 2. Price control cannot work in Nigeria because
A) while it is fairly easy to control producers and importing firms, smaller distributors are too many to be controlled
B) control cannot work under military rule
C) the population is too large
D) too many things are produced in the country
  • 3. 3. The effect of the demand for product A caused by a change in the price of a product B is called?
A) competitive demand
B) cross-elasticity of demand
C) composite demand
D) Joint demand
  • 4. 4. Which of the following is central to the definition of Economics?
A) resources
B) wants
C) capital
D) scarcity
  • 5. 5. Land as a factor of production is made useful through the
A) use of machines
B) application of human effort
C) application of fertilizer
D) acts of nature
  • 6. 6. In a free market economy, resources are allocated through the
A) price mechanisms
B) government department
C) state planning committee.
D) trade union
  • 7. 7. A consumer is in equilibrium when
A) he has consumed all he wants
B) his market Supply is equal to his market demand
C) he maximizes his satisfaction from spending his income
D) the market is also in equilibrium
  • 8. 8. If an increase in the price of crude oil led to an increase in the prices of kerosene and grease, then kerosene and grease are in
A) competitive supply
B) composite supply
C) joint supply
D) market Supply
  • 9. 9. If an increase in the supply of beef increased the supply of hides, then beef and hides are in
A) composite supply
B) joint demand
C) joint supply
D) competitive supply
  • 10. 10. An increase in supply means that
A) more is sold at different prices
B) more is sold at the same price
C) there is a movement along the supply curve
D) there is a leftward shift of the supply curve
  • 11. 11. The study of economics is Important to every society because it______
A) Helps producers to know what to produce
B) . Helps in the utilization of scarce resources
C) Enables individuals to satisfy all their wants
D) Restores equilibrium between producers and consumers
  • 12. 12. A consumer with $10 needs a dress, a pair of shoes, a handbag and jewelry costing $20, $10, $7 and $3 respectively. The opportunity cost of buying the pair of shoes Is the________
A) Jewelry
B) Handbag and Jewelry.
C) Dress and Jewelry
D) Dress
  • 13. 13. The distinguishing function of an entrepreneur is_______

    .
A) Risk-bearing.
B) Control.
C) Planning
D) Management.
  • 14. 14. When a commodity market operates without government interference, commodities are distributed through_______
A) The operation of price mechanism.
B) A central planning committee
C) A government distribution agencies
D) Retailers only.
  • 15. 15. One way of obtaining the median of a given data is to__________
A) Sum the value and divide by the number of items.
B) . Arrange the data in either ascending or descending order and find what item divides the set in two equal parts.
C) Arrange the data in ascending order and subtract each item from the mean.
D) Arrange the data in descending order and add each item to the least.
  • 16. 16. An increase in the rice harvest, all things being equal, may cause____________
A) Demand to fall substantially.
B) Farmer's incomes to be more than doubled
C) Price to increase substantially.
D) Price to fall substantially.
  • 17. 17. What will be the reaction of consumers in a market if there is a fall in the price of the substitute commodity X?
A) Demand for the substitute of commodity X will decrease
B) Demand for commodity X will decrease
C) Supply of both commodity X and its substitute will increase.
D) Price of commodity X will increase
  • 18. 18. An increase in market supply is caused by the following factors except________
A) A favourable weather condition.
B) An increase in the price of the commodity
C) A reduction in the cost of raw materials.
D) An improvement in innovation and technology.
  • 19. 19. The price of soap rose from $10 to $20 causing a trader to increase her supply from 50 to 120 boxes per week. This makes supply_________
A) Fairly elastic.
B) Unitary elastic.
C) Inelastic.
D) Perfectly inelastic.
  • 20. 20. The leftward shift in the supply curve for a commodity indicates_________
A) A decrease in quantity supplied
B) An increase in quantity supplied
C) An increase in supply.
D) A decrease in supply
  • 21. 21.Government can increase farmers' incomes by__________
A) Fixing maximum prices.
B) Increasing taxes on inputs.
C) Encouraging them to produce surplus output.
D) Fixing minimum prices
  • 22. 22. The supply of mangoes is represented as P=0.3Q, where P is the price ($) and Q is the quantity. What is P when Q is 50?
A) $1.50
B) $166.67
C) $150.03
D) $15.00
  • 23. 23. If a beef market is in equilibrium at $4.00 per kg, an increase in price to $6.00 per kg may cause
A) surplus in the market
B) shortage in the in market
C) rationing to be introduced
D) black market to come into operation
  • 24. 24. If an increase in the price of crude oil led to an increase in the prices of kerosene and grease, then kerosene and grease are in
A) market Supply
B) competitive supply
C) composite supply
D) joint supply
  • 25. 25. A seller increased the quantity he offered for sale from 200 units to 250 units when the price of his product increased by 12.5%. What is the price elasticity of the supply of his product?
A) 1.50
B) 2.00
C) 1.00
D) 0.50
  • 26. 26. Which of the following factors is not a cause of change in demand? Changes in
A) income distribution
B) the size of the population
C) taste and fashion
D) price of the commodity
  • 27. 27. In perfectly elastic supply, the supply curve
A) Is vertical
B) is horizontal
C) slopes downward
D) slopes upward
  • 28. 28. The production of rice and yam on the same farmland is an example of
A) unitory supply
B) competitive supply
C) composite supply
D) market supply
  • 29. 29. If the government imposes a minimum price on a commodity
A) excess demand occurs
B) the market will be cleared in the short-run
C) market surplus occurs
D) government regulation is no longer needed
  • 30. 30. In manufacturing, division of labour may be hindered by
A) excess supply of labour
B) increase in the export of goods
C) excessive demand for the product
D) low level of technology
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