POST UTME OAU 2019 Economics | Objective

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Question 1
A firm's production function is given by Q = 2L + 3K, where Q is the quantity produced, L is the number of labor units, and K is the number of capital units. If the firm wants to produce 10 units of output, how many labor units should it hire?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
Question 2
The balance of payments (BOP) of a country is a statistical statement that summarizes all economic transactions between residents and non-residents over a specific period of time. What is the main purpose of the BOP?
A. To measure the country's economic growth
B. To measure the country's trade deficit
C. To measure the country's foreign exchange reserves
D. To measure the country's economic transactions with non-residents
Question 3
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 supply of the product is given by the equation Qs = 2P - 100, where Qs is the quantity supplied and P is the price, what is the equilibrium price and quantity?
A. P = 50, Q = 50
B. P = 75, Q = 25
C. P = 100, Q = 0
D. P = 0, Q = 100
Question 4
Consider a firm operating in a perfectly competitive market with a given production function Q = 2L^0.5H^0.5. If the firm's current input prices are w_L = 10 and w_H = 20, and the current output price is p = 50, calculate the firm's optimal input mix u\sing the method of Lagrange multipliers.
A. L = 4, H = 16
B. L = 16, H = 4
C. L = 8, H = 8
D. L = 2, H = 32
Question 5
A perfectly competitive market has a downward-sloping demand curve and a horizontal supply curve. If the market price is $10, and the firm's marginal revenue (MR) is $8, what is the firm's marginal \cost (MC)?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
Question 6
A country's government is considering a tax on a particular good. The tax is expected to increase the price of the good by 20%. If the demand for the good is elastic, what will be the effect on government revenue?
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. No change
D. Uncertain
Question 7
A consumer has the following utility function: U(x, y) = 2x^0.5y^0.5. If the consumer's budget is 100 and the prices of x and y are 10 and 20 respectively, find the consumer's optimal consumption bundle u\sing the method of comparative statics.
A. x = 10, y = 5
B. x = 5, y = 10
C. x = 20, y = 2
D. x = 2, y = 20
Question 8
A consumer has the following utility function: U(x, y) = 2x^0.5y^0.5. If the consumer's budget is 100 and the prices of x and y are 10 and 20 respectively, find the consumer's optimal consumption bundle u\sing the method of comparative statics.
A. x = 10, y = 5
B. x = 5, y = 10
C. x = 20, y = 2
D. x = 2, y = 20
Question 9
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 is $20, how many units of the product will be demanded?
A. 40
B. 60
C. 80
D. 100
Question 10
A monopolistically competitive firm faces a downward-sloping demand curve and a downward-sloping marginal revenue (MR) curve. If the firm's MR is $12, and the market price is $15, what is the firm's marginal \cost (MC)?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 9
Question 11
A firm is considering a new investment project. The project has a net present value (NPV) of $100,000, and the firm's \cost of capital is 10%. What is the internal rate of return (IRR) of the project?
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 20%
Question 12
A farmer in Nigeria has 100 hectares of land to cultivate crops. If the opportunity \cost of cultivating maize is ₦200,000 per hectare and the opportunity \cost of cultivating rice is ₦250,000 per hectare, what is the opportunity \cost of cultivating both maize and rice on the 100 hectares of land?
A. ₦25,000,000
B. ₦30,000,000
C. ₦35,000,000
D. ₦40,000,000
Question 13
A consumer has the following utility function: U(x, y) = 2x + 3y. The prices of x and y are $2 and $3, respectively. What is the consumer's budget constraint?
A. 2x + 3y = 6
B. 2x + 3y = 12
C. 2x + 3y = 18
D. 2x + 3y = 24
Question 14
A monopolist faces a demand curve with the following equation: \( Q = 100 - 2P \). If the monopolist's marginal revenue function is given by \( MR = 200 - 4P \), what is the price at which the monopolist will maximize profits?
A. ₦50
B. ₦75
C. ₦100
D. ₦125
Question 15
A firm is producing a good with the following production function: Q = 2L^0.5K^0.5. The firm's \cost function is given by C(L, K) = 10L + 20K. What is the firm's profit-maximizing input combination?
A. L = 10, K = 20
B. L = 20, K = 10
C. L = 30, K = 30
D. L = 40, K = 40

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