POST UTME BOWEN UNIVERSITY 2021 Economics | Objective

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Question 1
A country's balance of payments is given by the equation BOP = X - M + \( F - I \), where X is exports, M is imports, F is foreign aid, and I is investment. If the country's BOP is $10 billion, exports are $20 billion, imports are $15 billion, foreign aid is $5 billion, and investment is $10 billion, find the value of F.
A. $5 billion
B. $10 billion
C. $15 billion
D. $20 billion
Question 2
A consumer has an indifference curve given by U = 2X + 3Y, where X and Y are the quantities of two goods. If the consumer is at a point (2, 3) on the indifference curve, what is the marginal rate of substitution?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Question 3
A consumer's utility function is given by U = 2X + 3Y, where U is the utility, X is the quantity of good X, and Y is the quantity of good Y. If the consumer buys 5 units of good X and 10 units of good Y, what is the utility?
A. 20
B. 30
C. 40
D. 50
Question 4
A government is considering a policy to reduce the budget deficit. The current budget deficit is ₦100 billion, and the government wants to reduce it by 20% in the next year. What is the new budget deficit?
A. ₦80 billion
B. ₦90 billion
C. ₦100 billion
D. ₦110 billion
Question 5
A consumer has a utility function given by U(x,y) = 2x + 3y. If the consumer's budget constraint is 2x + 3y = 30, and the prices of x and y are 5 and 10 respectively, what is the consumer's optimal bundle?
A. (3, 5)
B. (5, 3)
C. (6, 4)
D. (4, 6)
Question 6
A firm is considering two different production techno\logies: a traditional techno\logy that requires 2 units of labor to produce 1 unit of output, and a modern techno\logy that requires 1 unit of labor to produce 2 units of output. If the firm has 100 units of labor available, what is the maximum output it can produce u\sing the modern techno\logy?
A. 100
B. 200
C. 300
D. 400
Question 7
A firm's production function is given by Q = 10L^0.5K^0.5, where Q is the output, L is the labor, and K is the capital. If the firm uses 100 units of labor and 100 units of capital, what is the output?
A. 100 units
B. 200 units
C. 300 units
D. 400 units
Question 8
A firm's \cost function is given by C = 2L + 3H, where C is \cost, L is labor and H is capital. If the firm's current input levels are L = 10 and H = 5, what is the total \cost?
A. ₦50
B. ₦60
C. ₦70
D. ₦80
Question 9
In a perfectly competitive market, if the demand for a commodity is inelastic, what will be the effect on the price and quantity supplied?
A. Price will decrease, quantity supplied will increase
B. Price will increase, quantity supplied will decrease
C. Price will remain cons\tant, quantity supplied will increase
D. Price will decrease, quantity supplied will decrease
Question 10
A monopolist faces a demand curve given by Q = 100 - 2P and a \cost function of C(Q) = 10Q + 100. If the monopolist produces 40 units, what is the consumer surplus?
A. ₦1000
B. ₦1200
C. ₦1500
D. ₦1800
Question 11
A firm's production function is given by Q = 2L^0.5K^0.5. If the firm's current input prices are w = 20 and r = 30, and the current output price is p = 50, calculate the firm's maximum profit.
A. ₦1000
B. ₦1200
C. ₦1400
D. ₦1600
Question 12
A government is considering a tax on a particular good. The demand for the good is given by Q = 100 - 2P, where Q is quantity demanded and P is price. The supply of the good is given by Q = 2P - 50. What is the deadweight loss of the tax?
A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
Question 13
A firm has a production function given by Q = 2L^0.5K^0.5. If the firm's current input prices are w_L = 10 and w_K = 20, and the firm's current output price is p = 50, what is the firm's maximum profit?
A. ₦1000
B. ₦1200
C. ₦1500
D. ₦1800
Question 14
A firm is producing a good with a production function of Q = 2L^2, where L is the labor input. If the wage rate is ₦50 per unit of labor, what is the marginal product of labor?
A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
Question 15
A consumer has the following indifference curves: IC1: 2x + 3y = 12, IC2: 3x + 2y = 15. What is the consumer's optimal bundle of x and y?
A. (2, 3)
B. (3, 2)
C. (4, 1)
D. (1, 4)

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