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PES firebrand class Economics mock 1
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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) Determined later by government
B) Less than the equilibrium supply
C) None of these
D) . The same as equilibrium supply
E) Greater than equilibrium supply
  • 2. 2. Price control cannot work in Nigeria because
A) the population is too large
B)  too many things are produced in the country
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
  • 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) composite demand
C) cross-elasticity of demand
D) Joint demand
  • 4. 4. Which of the following is central to the definition of Economics?
A) scarcity
B) resources
C) wants
D) capital
  • 5. 5. Land as a factor of production is made useful through the 
A) use of machines
B) acts of nature
C) application of human effort
D) application of fertilizer
  • 6. 6. In a free market economy, resources are allocated through the 
A) trade union
B) price mechanisms
C) government department
D)  state planning committee.
  • 7. 7. A consumer is in equilibrium when 
A) he maximizes his satisfaction from spending his income
B) he has consumed all he wants
C) his market Supply is equal to his market demand
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) market Supply
B) joint supply
C) competitive supply
D) composite 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) competitive supply
C) joint demand
D) joint supply
  • 10. 10. An increase in supply means that
A) there is a movement along the supply curve 
B) more is sold at the same price
C) there is a leftward shift of the supply curve
D)  more is sold at different prices
  • 11. 11. The study of economics is Important to every society because it______ 
A) Enables individuals to satisfy all their wants
B) . Helps in the utilization of scarce resources
C) Restores equilibrium between producers and consumers
D) Helps producers to know what to produce
  • 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)  Dress
B) Jewelry
C) Handbag and Jewelry.
D) Dress and Jewelry
  • 13. 13. The distinguishing function of an entrepreneur is_______

    .
A) Management.
B)  Control.
C)  Risk-bearing.
D) Planning
  • 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) Arrange the data in descending order and add each item to the least.
B) Sum the value and divide by the number of items.
C) . Arrange the data in either ascending or descending order and find what item divides the set in two equal parts.
D) Arrange the data in ascending order and subtract each item from the mean.
  • 16. 16. An increase in the rice harvest, all things being equal, may cause____________
A) Price to fall substantially.
B)  Farmer's incomes to be more than doubled
C) Demand to fall substantially.
D) Price to increase 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 commodity X will decrease
B) Price of commodity X will increase
C)  Demand for the substitute of commodity X will decrease
D)  Supply of both commodity X and its substitute will increase.
  • 18. 18. An increase in market supply is caused by the following factors except________
A)  An increase in the price of the commodity
B) An improvement in innovation and technology.
C) A reduction in the cost of raw materials.
D) A favourable weather condition.
  • 19. 19. The price of soap rose from $10 to $20 causing a trader to increase her supply from 50 to 120 boxes per week. This makes supply_________
A) Unitary elastic.
B) Fairly elastic.
C) Perfectly inelastic.
D) Inelastic.
  • 20. 20. The leftward shift in the supply curve for a commodity indicates_________
A) A decrease in supply
B)  A decrease in quantity supplied
C) An increase in supply.
D)  An increase in quantity supplied
  • 21. 21.Government can increase farmers' incomes by__________
A)  Fixing maximum prices.
B) Fixing minimum prices
C) Encouraging them to produce surplus output.
D) Increasing taxes on inputs.
  • 22. 22. The supply of mangoes is represented as P=0.3Q, where P is the price ($) and Q is the quantity. What is P when Q is 50?
A) $15.00
B) $166.67
C) $150.03
D) $1.50
  • 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) rationing to be introduced
B)  surplus in the market
C) black market to come into operation
D) shortage in the in market
  • 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) composite supply
B) competitive supply
C) joint supply
D) market 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) 1.00
B) 1.50
C) 0.50 
D)  2.00
  • 26. 26. Which of the following factors is not a cause of change in demand? Changes in
A) price of the commodity
B) taste and fashion
C) income distribution
D) the size of the population
  • 27. 27. In perfectly elastic supply, the supply curve
A) is horizontal
B) Is vertical
C) slopes downward
D) slopes upward
  • 28. 28. The production of rice and yam on the same farmland is an example of
A) composite supply
B) unitory supply
C) market supply
D) competitive supply
  • 29. 29. If the government imposes a minimum price on a commodity
A) market surplus occurs
B) the market will be cleared in the short-run
C) excess demand 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) low level of technology
C) increase in the export of goods
D)  excessive demand for the product
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