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Question 1
A company in Nigeria produces 500 units of a product per day. The \cost of production is ₦1,000 per unit. If the selling price is ₦1,200 per unit, what is the profit per unit?
A. ₦100
B. ₦200
C. ₦300
D. ₦400
Question 2
The Nigerian government implemented a policy to increase the production of rice in the country. What is the likely effect of this policy on the price of rice?
A. Increased price
B. Decreased price
C. No change in price
D. Uncertain effect on price
Question 3
A country's GDP can be calculated u\sing the following formula: GDP = C + I + G + \( X - M \). If the country's consumption (C) is ₦500 billion, investment (I) is ₦200 billion, government sp\ending (G) is ₦300 billion, exports (X) are ₦400 billion, and imports (M) are ₦200 billion, what is the country's GDP?
A. ₦1.1 trillion
B. ₦1.2 trillion
C. ₦1.3 trillion
D. ₦1.4 trillion
Question 4
A firm is considering two production techno\logies: one that requires an initial investment of ₦100,000 and produces 100 units of output per day, and another that requires an initial investment of ₦200,000 and produces 200 units of output per day. If the firm expects to sell each unit of output for ₦500, which techno\logy should it choose?
A. Techno\logy 1
B. Techno\logy 2
C. Both techno\logies are equally profitable
D. Neither techno\logy is profitable
Question 5
A firm's production function is given by Q = 2L^\( 1/2 \)K^\( 1/2 \). If the firm wants to increase output by 20% and labor by 10%, what is the required percentage increase in capital?
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 20%
Question 6
A country's GDP is calculated as the sum of all final goods and services produced within its borders. Which of the following is NOT included in the calculation of a country's GDP?
A. Wages paid to employees
B. Rent received by landlords
C. Depreciation of capital assets
D. Value of imports
Question 7
A government imposes a tax of ₦10 per unit of output on a firm that produces 100 units of output per day. If the firm's marginal \cost of production is ₦20 per unit and its selling price is ₦500 per unit, what is the deadweight loss of the tax?
A. ₦500
B. ₦1,000
C. ₦1,500
D. ₦2,000
Question 8
A firm's production function is given by Q = 2L^0.5K^0.5. If the firm's labor (L) increases from 4 to 6 units, and the firm's capital (K) remains cons\tant at 9 units, what is the percentage change in output (Q)?
A. -10%
B. -5%
C. 0%
D. 5%
Question 9
A country's GDP deflator is given by the formula GDP deflator = \( GDP at current prices / GDP at cons\tant prices \) x 100. If the GDP at current prices is 1000 and the GDP at cons\tant prices is 800, what is the GDP deflator?
A. 125
B. 125.00
C. 125.00%
D. 125.00%
Question 10
A firm's production function is given by Q = 2L^\( 1/2 \)K^\( 1/2 \). If the firm wants to increase output by 20% and labor by 10%, what is the required percentage increase in capital?
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 20%
Question 11
A firm's demand curve is given by Q = 100 - 2P. If the firm's marginal revenue (MR) curve is given by MR = -2, and the firm's marginal \cost (MC) curve is given by MC = 5, what is the firm's optimal price?
A. ₦20
B. ₦25
C. ₦30
D. ₦35
Question 12
A firm's production function is given by Q = 2L^0.5K^0.5. If the firm's labor and capital inputs are 4 and 9, respectively, what is the firm's output?
A. 12
B. 16
C. 20
D. 24
Question 13
A firm produces two goods, A and B, u\sing two inputs, labor (L) and capital (K). The production functions are given by Q_A = 2L + 3K and Q_B = 4L + 2K. If the firm has 10 units of labor and 8 units of capital, what is the total output of the firm?
A. 40
B. 50
C. 60
D. 70
Question 14
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 0.5, what is the price at which the quantity demanded is 60?
A. ₦20
B. ₦30
C. ₦40
D. ₦50
Question 15
A government budget constraint is given by G = 0.2Y + 100. If the government's tax revenue is ₦1,000,000 and its exp\enditure is ₦1,500,000, what is the government's budget deficit?
A. ₦500,000
B. ₦750,000
C. ₦1,000,000
D. ₦1,250,000

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