POST UTME CHRISTOPHER UNIVERSITY 2024 Economics | Objective

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Question 1
A firm's production function is given by Q = 2L^0.5K^0.5. If the firm's output is 100 units and the wage rate is ₦50 per hour, what is the optimal level of capital?
A. 10 units
B. 20 units
C. 30 units
D. 40 units
Question 2
The balance of payments (BOP) accounts for a country are given by: Current Account = 100, Capital Account = 50, and Financial Account = 20. What is the overall balance of payments position?
A. ₦170
B. ₦180
C. ₦190
D. ₦200
Question 3
A firm is operating in a perfectly competitive market with a demand curve of Q = 100 - 2P and a supply curve of Q = 20 + 3P. If the price of the good is $10, what is the firm's profit-maximizing quantity?
A. 50
B. 60
C. 70
D. 80
Question 4
A firm is considering two investment projects. Project A has a net present value (NPV) of ₦1,500,000 and a payback period of 5 years. Project B has an NPV of ₦1,200,000 and a payback period of 4 years. Assuming that the \cost of capital is 10% per annum, which project should the firm choose?
A. Project A
B. Project B
C. Both projects are equally attractive
D. Neither project is attractive
Question 5
A country's inflation rate is given by the following equation: inflation rate = \( C - P \) / P, where C is the change in the money supply and P is the price level. If the country's money supply increases by ₦100 billion and the price level is ₦500 billion, calculate the country's inflation rate.
A. 0.2
B. 0.3
C. 0.4
D. 0.5
Question 6
A country's GDP at market price is ₦10,000,000,000. The implicit deflator is 120. If the country's GDP at factor \cost is ₦8,000,000,000, what is the net indirect tax?
A. ₦1,000,000,000
B. ₦1,500,000,000
C. ₦2,000,000,000
D. ₦2,500,000,000
Question 7
A firm's average \cost curve intersects its marginal \cost curve at point E, where the average \cost is ₦120. If the firm's total fixed \cost is ₦10,000 and its marginal \cost is ₦50 at point E, calculate the firm's total output at point E.
A. 100 units
B. 200 units
C. 300 units
D. 400 units
Question 8
A country is experiencing a trade deficit due to a decrease in exports and an increase in imports. If the country's GDP is $100 billion and the trade deficit is $20 billion, what is the opportunity \cost of the trade deficit?
A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 30%
D. 40%
Question 9
A firm is producing a good with a production function of Q = 2L^0.5K^0.5. If the price of labor is $10 per hour and the price of capital is $20 per hour, and the firm is currently producing 100 units of output, what is the opportunity \cost of producing one more unit of output?
A. $5
B. $10
C. $15
D. $20
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 cons\tant and equal to 2, find the price at which the quantity demanded is 60 units.
A. ₦50
B. ₦75
C. ₦100
D. ₦125
Question 11
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has set a monetary policy target of 10% inflation rate. If the current inflation rate is 8%, and the CBN expects the inflation rate to increase by 2% in the next quarter, what is the expected inflation rate in the next quarter?
A. 10%
B. 12%
C. 14%
D. 16%
Question 12
A country's money supply is ₦500,000,000,000. If the country's velocity of money is 5, calculate the country's nominal GDP.
A. ₦2,500,000,000,000
B. ₦2,500,500,000,000
C. ₦2,500,000,000,000
D. ₦2,500,500,000,000
Question 13
A country's money supply is given by M = 1000 + 0.5Y, where M is money supply and Y is GDP. If the country's GDP increases by 10%, what is the percentage change in money supply?
A. -5%
B. 0%
C. 5%
D. 10%
Question 14
A firm's demand curve for a product is given by Qd = 100 - 2P, where Qd is the quantity demanded and P is the price. The supply curve is given by Qs = 2P - 50. Find the price elasticity of demand at a price of ₦75.
A. 0.5
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
Question 15
A country is experiencing a balance of payments crisis due to a large trade deficit. If the country's trade deficit is $20 billion and the country's foreign exchange reserves are $10 billion, what is the opportunity \cost of the trade deficit?
A. 20%
B. 30%
C. 40%
D. 50%

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