POST UTME UNIBEN 2017 Economics | Objective

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Question 1
A country's balance of payments is in equilibrium when the current account is equal to the capital account. If the current account is -₦500 billion and the capital account is ₦200 billion, what is the net change in the country's foreign exchange reserves?
A. +₦300 billion
B. +₦700 billion
C. +₦1.1 trillion
D. +₦1.5 trillion
Question 2
Consider a firm operating in a perfectly competitive market. If the firm's average total \cost (ATC) curve intersects the average revenue (AR) curve at a point where the ATC curve is downward sloping, what can be concluded about the firm's optimal output level?
A. The firm is producing at its minimum point on the ATC curve.
B. The firm is producing at its maximum point on the ATC curve.
C. The firm is producing at its optimal output level.
D. The firm is producing at a point where the ATC curve is upward sloping.
Question 3
A government imposes a tax on a firm's output. The firm's supply function is given by Q = 2P + 5, where Q is the quantity supplied and P is the price. If the tax is 2 units per unit of output, find the new supply function.
A. Q = 2P + 7
B. Q = 2P + 3
C. Q = 2P + 9
D. Q = 2P + 11
Question 4
A firm's revenue function is given by R(x) = 2x^2 + 5x + 1, where x is the number of units produced. If the firm's marginal revenue function is MR(x) = 4x + 5, find the value of x that maximizes revenue.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Question 5
A country's GDP is given by GDP = C + I + G + \( X - M \), where C is consumption, I is investment, G is government sp\ending, X is exports, and M is imports. If the country's GDP is ₦5 trillion, consumption is ₦1.5 trillion, investment is ₦500 billion, government sp\ending is ₦1 trillion, exports are ₦1.2 trillion, and imports are ₦800 billion, what is the country's balance of trade?
A. +₦200 billion
B. +₦300 billion
C. +₦400 billion
D. +₦500 billion
Question 6
Determine the returns to scale for a firm with a production function Q = 2L^2K, where Q is the output, L is the labor, and K is the capital.
A. Increa\sing returns to scale
B. Decrea\sing returns to scale
C. Cons\tant returns to scale
D. No returns to scale
Question 7
A firm's \cost function is given by C = 2x^2 + 3x + 10, where x is the quantity produced. If the firm's revenue function is given by R = 4x^2 - 2x + 10, what is the firm's profit function?
A. P = 2x^2 - 5x + 10
B. P = 2x^2 + 5x + 10
C. P = 2x^2 - x + 10
D. P = 2x^2 + x + 10
Question 8
A firm's production function is given by Q = 2L^2 + 5K, where Q is the quantity produced, L is labor, and K is capital. If the firm's \cost function is given by C(L, K) = 2L + 3K, find the firm's profit-maximizing input bundle.
A. (1, 1)
B. (2, 2)
C. (3, 3)
D. (4, 4)
Question 9
A consumer has a utility function U = 2x + 3y, where x and y are the quantities of two goods. The prices of the goods are $2 and $3, respectively. The consumer's income is $10. What is the consumer's optimal bundle?
A. (2, 2)
B. (3, 1)
C. (4, 0)
D. (0, 4)
Question 10
Determine the price elasticity of demand for a product with a price elasticity of -2 and a percentage change in quantity demanded of 5%.
A. -0.1
B. -0.2
C. -0.5
D. -1
Question 11
A consumer's budget constraint is given by 2x + 3y = 12, where x and y are the quantities of two goods. If the consumer's indifference curve is given by u(x, y) = 2x + y, find the consumer's optimal bundle.
A. (2, 4)
B. (3, 3)
C. (4, 2)
D. (5, 1)
Question 12
A monopolist faces a demand curve given by Q = 100 - 2P. The monopolist's marginal \cost is MC = 10. What is the profit-maximizing price?
A. ₦20
B. ₦30
C. ₦40
D. ₦50
Question 13
A firm's demand for labor is given by L = 100 - 2P, where P is the wage rate. If the wage rate is ₦20, what is the firm's demand for labor?
A. 50
B. 60
C. 70
D. 80
Question 14
Consider a firm operating in a perfectly competitive market with a production function given by Q = 2L^\( 1/2 \)K^\( 1/2 \). If the firm's current input prices are w = 10 and r = 20, and it is currently producing 16 units of output, what is the firm's current total \cost of production?
A. ₦640
B. ₦800
C. ₦960
D. ₦1120
Question 15
A firm has a production function Q = 3L^0.5K^0.5, where Q is the output, L is the labor, and K is the capital. Determine the returns to scale for the firm.
A. Increa\sing returns to scale
B. Decrea\sing returns to scale
C. Cons\tant returns to scale
D. No returns to scale

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