POST UTME MOUNTAIN TOP UNIVERSITY 2017 Economics | Objective

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Question 1
The production function for a firm is given by Q = 2L^\( 1/2 \)K^\( 1/2 \), where Q is the output, L is the labor and K is the capital. If the firm's labor and capital are 4 and 9 respectively, find the output.
A. Q = 12
B. Q = 18
C. Q = 24
D. Q = 36
Question 2
The demand for a product is given by the equation Qd = 100 - 2P, where Qd is the quantity demanded and P is the price. The supply of the product is given by the equation Qs = 2P - 50, where Qs is the quantity supplied. What is the equilibrium price and quantity?
A. P = 25, Q = 50
B. P = 30, Q = 70
C. P = 35, Q = 90
D. P = 40, Q = 110
Question 3
A firm's production function is given by Q = 2L^2, where L is the labor input. If the firm's wage rate is ₦50 per hour, what is the optimal labor input?
A. L = 2
B. L = 3
C. L = 4
D. L = 5
Question 4
Consider a firm operating in a perfectly competitive market with a downward-sloping demand curve. If the firm's marginal revenue (MR) is greater than its marginal \cost (MC), what will be the effect on the firm's output?
A. The firm will increase its output.
B. The firm will decrease its output.
C. The firm's output will remain unchanged.
D. The firm will exit the market.
Question 5
A firm's production function is given by Q = 2L^2 + 3K, where Q is the output, L is the labor and K is the capital. If the firm wants to produce 100 units of output, how much labor and capital should it hire?
A. L = 5, K = 10
B. L = 10, K = 20
C. L = 15, K = 30
D. L = 20, K = 40
Question 6
A farmer in Nigeria is considering two different farming techniques: traditional and modern. The traditional technique requires an initial investment of ₦50,000 and yields a profit of ₦20,000 per hectare. The modern technique requires an initial investment of ₦100,000 and yields a profit of ₦40,000 per hectare. If the farmer has ₦150,000 to invest, which technique should he choose?
A. Traditional technique
B. Modern technique
C. Both techniques are equally profitable
D. Neither technique is profitable
Question 7
A government is planning to implement a five-year development plan to achieve a 10% annual growth rate in GDP. If the initial GDP is ₦1,000 billion, what will be the GDP after five years?
A. ₦2,593.02 billion
B. ₦2,718.28 billion
C. ₦2,828.57 billion
D. ₦3,000 billion
Question 8
A consumer has an income of ₦1000 and faces a budget constraint given by P1x + P2y = 1000. If P1 = ₦200 and P2 = ₦300, 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 9
A government imposes a tax of ₦10 on a firm's output. If the firm's supply curve is given by Q = 2P - 10, what is the new supply curve?
A. Q = 2P - 20
B. Q = 2P - 15
C. Q = 2P - 25
D. Q = 2P - 30
Question 10
A firm is operating in a perfectly competitive market with decrea\sing returns to scale. If the firm's production function is given by Q = 2L^2 + 3K, where Q is output, L is labor, and K is capital, what is the firm's marginal product of labor (MPL) when L = 5 and K = 3?
A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25
Question 11
A government in Nigeria imposes a tax on a particular good. The tax revenue collected is ₦100 million, and the deadweight loss is ₦50 million. What is the excess burden of the tax?
A. ₦50 million
B. ₦75 million
C. ₦100 million
D. ₦125 million
Question 12
A firm's production function is given by Q = 2L^2 + 3K, where Q is the output, L is the labor and K is the capital. If the firm wants to produce 100 units of output, how much labor and capital should it hire?
A. L = 5, K = 10
B. L = 10, K = 20
C. L = 15, K = 30
D. L = 20, K = 40
Question 13
The demand function for a product is given by Qd = 100 - 2P, where Qd is the quantity demanded and P is the price. If the supply function is given by Qs = 2P - 100, find the elasticity of demand.
A. elastic
B. inelastic
C. unit elastic
D. perfectly elastic
Question 14
A country's balance of payments is given by the following equation: BOP = \( X - M \) + \( F - I \). If the country's exports (X) are $100 billion, imports (M) are $80 billion, foreign investment (F) is $20 billion, and domestic investment (I) is $15 billion, what is the balance of payments?
A. $25 billion
B. $30 billion
C. $35 billion
D. $40 billion
Question 15
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. 30%
C. 40%
D. 50%

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