POST UTME NILE UNIVERSITY 2025 Economics | Objective

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Question 1
A government budget is given by B = T + I. If the government's tax revenue (T) is ₦100 billion and the government's investment (I) is ₦50 billion, what is the government's budget (B)?
A. ₦100 billion
B. ₦125 billion
C. ₦150 billion
D. ₦175 billion
Question 2
A firm's \cost function is given by C = 2L + 3K. If the firm's output is 16 units when the number of workers (L) is 4 and the amount of capital (K) is 4, what is the firm's average \cost (AC) when L = 9 and K = 9?
A. ₦2
B. ₦3
C. ₦4
D. ₦5
Question 3
A consumer has the following utility function: U(x, y) = 2x + 3y. The prices of x and y are p_x = 10 and p_y = 20, respectively. If the consumer's income is I = 100, determine the consumer's optimal consumption bundle (x, y).
A. (x, y) = (10, 5)
B. (x, y) = (5, 10)
C. (x, y) = (20, 0)
D. (x, y) = (0, 20)
Question 4
A firm is considering investing in a new project that has a net present value (NPV) of ₦100,000. If the \cost of capital is 10%, what is the internal rate of return (IRR)?
A. 10%
B. 15%
C. 20%
D. 25%
Question 5
A firm is producing a good with a production function Q = 2L^2 + 3K. If the prices of labor and capital are $10 and $20 respectively, and the firm has a budget of $100, determine the optimal quantities of labor and capital to use.
A. L = 2, K = 5
B. L = 5, K = 2
C. L = 3, K = 4
D. L = 4, K = 3
Question 6
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 percentage change in quantity demanded when the price increases by 10%?
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 20%
Question 7
Consider a firm with a production function Q = L^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, determine the firm's current profit-maximizing input bundle (L, K) and the corresponding output level Q.
A. (L, K) = (100, 400), Q = 200
B. (L, K) = (400, 100), Q = 200
C. (L, K) = (100, 100), Q = 141.42
D. (L, K) = (400, 400), Q = 400
Question 8
A monopolist faces a demand curve with an elasticity of -4. If the monopolist increases its price by 20%, what is the percentage change in quantity demanded?
A. 40%
B. 30%
C. 20%
D. 10%
Question 9
A country's balance of payments (BOP) accounts can be represented by the equation BOP = X - M, where X is the value of exports and M is the value of imports. If the country's exports are valued at ₦100 billion and its imports are valued at ₦120 billion, what is the country's balance of payments?
A. ₦20 billion surplus
B. ₦20 billion deficit
C. ₦40 billion surplus
D. ₦40 billion deficit
Question 10
A firm is considering investing in a new project that has a net present value (NPV) of ₦100,000. If the \cost of capital is 10%, what is the internal rate of return (IRR)?
A. 10%
B. 15%
C. 20%
D. 25%
Question 11
A consumer has a utility function U(x, y) = 2x + 3y. If the prices of x and y are $2 and $3 respectively, and the consumer has a budget of $15, determine the optimal quantities of x and y to consume.
A. x = 3, y = 2
B. x = 2, y = 3
C. x = 1, y = 4
D. x = 4, y = 1
Question 12
A monopolist's demand function is given by \( Q = 100 - 2P \). If the firm's marginal \cost is ₦20, find the optimal price and quantity u\sing the first-order condition.
A. P = ₦40, Q = 30
B. P = ₦30, Q = 40
C. P = ₦20, Q = 50
D. P = ₦10, Q = 60
Question 13
Consider a firm operating in a perfectly competitive market with a downward-sloping demand curve. If the firm's marginal revenue (MR) curve intersects its average variable \cost (AVC) curve at point E, where MR = AVC, and the firm's marginal \cost (MC) curve is initially below the AVC curve, what is the effect on the firm's profit-maximizing output level?
A. The firm will increase its profit-maximizing output level.
B. The firm will decrease its profit-maximizing output level.
C. The firm's profit-maximizing output level will remain unchanged.
D. The firm will experience a loss.
Question 14
A consumer's utility function is given by ( U(x,y) = 10\log_{10}(x) + 20\log_{10}(y) ). If the consumer's income is ₦1000 and the prices of x and y are ₦5 and ₦10 respectively, find the optimal bundle of x and y u\sing Lagrange multipliers.
A. x = 10, y = 5
B. x = 20, y = 2
C. x = 5, y = 10
D. x = 15, y = 3
Question 15
A consumer's utility function is given by U = 2x + 3y. If the consumer's income is ₦100 and the prices of x and y are ₦5 and ₦10 respectively, what is the consumer's optimal bundle of x and y?
A. x = 10, y = 5
B. x = 5, y = 10
C. x = 15, y = 3
D. x = 3, y = 15

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