POST UTME FUTA 2020 Economics | Objective

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Question 1
A firm's \cost function is given by C = 100 + 2Q, where C is the total \cost and Q is the quantity produced. If the firm produces 50 units, what is the total \cost?
A. ₦150
B. ₦200
C. ₦250
D. ₦300
Question 2
The production function for a firm is given by Q = 2L^0.5K^0.5. If the firm wants to produce 16 units of output, and the price of labor is ₦100 per unit, and the price of capital is ₦200 per unit, how much should the firm sp\end on labor and capital?
A. ₦4000
B. ₦8000
C. ₦12000
D. ₦16000
Question 3
A firm is facing a downward-sloping demand curve. If the firm increases its production, what will happen to the price and quantity?
A. Price will increase and quantity will increase
B. Price will decrease and quantity will increase
C. Price will remain the same and quantity will increase
D. Price will increase and quantity will decrease
Question 4
Consider a firm with a production function Q = 2L^0.5K^0.5. If the firm's current input prices are w = ₦100 per unit of labor and r = ₦200 per unit of capital, and the market wage and rental rates are w = ₦120 per unit of labor and r = ₦220 per unit of capital, respectively, what is the optimal input combination for the firm?
A. L = 100, K = 100
B. L = 120, K = 220
C. L = 150, K = 150
D. L = 200, K = 200
Question 5
A firm's \cost function is given by the equation \( C = 100 + 2q + 0.01q^2 \), where ( q ) is the quantity produced. If the firm's revenue function is given by the equation \( R = 200q - 0.5q^2 \), what is the value of the marginal \cost at a quantity of 100 units?
A. ₦200
B. ₦250
C. ₦300
D. ₦350
Question 6
A government budget is given by the equation \( B = 1000 + 0.5Y - 0.01Y^2 \), where ( Y ) is the level of economic activity. If the government budget is balanced at a level of economic activity of ₦100 billion, what is the value of the marginal propensity to consume?
A. 0.5
B. 0.6
C. 0.7
D. 0.8
Question 7
A firm's total revenue (TR) is given by the equation TR = 100q - 2q^2, where q is the quantity sold. If the firm's marginal revenue (MR) is 80, what is the value of q?
A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
Question 8
A government's budget is given by the equation \( B = 1000 + 0.5Y - 0.01Y^2 \), where ( Y ) is the level of economic activity. If the government's tax revenue is given by the equation \( T = 0.2Y \), what is the value of the marginal tax rate?
A. 0.2
B. 0.3
C. 0.4
D. 0.5
Question 9
A government imposes a tax on a firm's profits. The tax rate is 20% of the profit. If the firm's profit is ₦100,000, what is the amount of tax paid?
A. ₦20,000
B. ₦30,000
C. ₦40,000
D. ₦50,000
Question 10
The demand for a product is given by the equation Qd = 100 - 2P, where Qd is the quantity demanded and P is the price. If the price elasticity of demand is -2, what is the percentage change in quantity demanded when the price increases by 10%?
A. -20%
B. -10%
C. 0%
D. 10%
Question 11
A country is experiencing a recession. Which of the following policies would be most effective in stimulating economic growth?
A. Increa\sing government sp\ending
B. Cutting taxes
C. Increa\sing interest rates
D. Reducing government sp\ending
Question 12
A country's GDP is given by the equation GDP = C + I + G + \( X - M \), where C is consumption, I is investment, G is government sp\ending, X is exports, and M is imports. If the country's consumption is ₦500 billion, its investment is ₦200 billion, its government sp\ending is ₦300 billion, its exports are ₦120 billion, and its imports are ₦100 billion, what is the value of the GDP?
A. ₦1,200,000,000,000
B. ₦1,300,000,000,000
C. ₦1,400,000,000,000
D. ₦1,500,000,000,000
Question 13
A consumer's utility function is given by U = 2x + 3y, where x and y are the quantities of two goods consumed. If the consumer's income is ₦100 and the prices of the two goods are ₦20 and ₦30 respectively, what is the consumer's optimal bundle?
A. x = 2, y = 3
B. x = 3, y = 2
C. x = 4, y = 1
D. x = 1, y = 4
Question 14
The following diagram shows the supply and demand curves for a particular good. If the price of the good is currently ₦100, and the quantity demanded is 10 units, what is the opportunity \cost of producing one more unit of the good?
A. ₦50
B. ₦100
C. ₦150
D. ₦200
Question 15
In a perfectly competitive market, if the demand for a good increases, what will happen to the equilibrium price and quantity?
A. Price will increase and quantity will decrease
B. Price will decrease and quantity will increase
C. Price will remain the same and quantity will increase
D. Price will increase and quantity will increase

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