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Question 1
A country's balance of payments is given by BOP = X - M, where X is the country's exports and M is its imports. If the country's exports are 100 billion naira and its imports are 80 billion naira, what is the country's balance of payments?
A. 20,000,000,000
B. 20,000,000,000
C. 20,000,000,000
D. 20,000,000,000
Question 2
A consumer's utility function is given by ( u(x,y) = 2x + 3y ). If the consumer's income is ₦1000 and the prices of x and y are ₦5 and ₦3 respectively, what is the consumer's optimal bundle?
A. (200, 100)
B. (100, 200)
C. (150, 150)
D. (250, 50)
Question 3
A firm's revenue function is given by R(x) = 50x - 0.5x^2. If the firm produces 20 units of output, what is the total revenue?
A. 900
B. 950
C. 1000
D. 1050
Question 4
A monopolist faces a demand curve given by P = 100 - Q. The marginal revenue (MR) function is given by MR = 100 - 2Q. If the firm produces 20 units, what is the price?
A. 80
B. 90
C. 100
D. 110
Question 5
A government is considering a tax on a particular good. The supply curve of the good is given by Q = 2P + 5, and the demand curve is given by Q = 100 - 2P. If the government imposes a tax of $5 per unit, what is the new equilibrium price?
A. New equilibrium price is $10
B. New equilibrium price is $15
C. New equilibrium price is $20
D. New equilibrium price is $25
Question 6
A monopolistically competitive firm faces a demand curve with a cons\tant elasticity of -2. If the firm's marginal revenue (MR) is 100, and its marginal \cost (MC) is 50, what is the firm's optimal output level?
A. 20 units
B. 30 units
C. 40 units
D. 50 units
Question 7
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 8
A country's money supply is given by M = 1000 + 0.5Y. If the country's GDP is 100 billion naira, what is the money supply?
A. 50,500,000,000
B. 50,500,000,000
C. 50,500,000,000
D. 50,500,000,000
Question 9
A government budget is given by the equation \( B = T + I \), where B is the budget, T is the tax revenue, and I is the interest payment. If the tax revenue is ₦500 million and the interest payment is ₦200 million, what is the government's budget?
A. ₦700 million
B. ₦800 million
C. ₦900 million
D. ₦1000 million
Question 10
A firm is producing a good with the following production function: Q = 2L^2 + 3K^2, where Q is the quantity produced, L is the labor input, and K is the capital input. If the firm wants to produce 100 units of the good, and the price of labor is $10 per unit and the price of capital is $20 per unit, what is the total \cost of production?
A. $1000
B. $2000
C. $3000
D. $4000
Question 11
A consumer has an indifference curve I_2 and a budget constraint with a price ratio of 3:2. If the consumer's income is ₦1200, what is the optimal bundle of goods (x, y) that maximizes utility?
A. \( x = 300, y = 600 \)
B. \( x = 600, y = 300 \)
C. \( x = 450, y = 450 \)
D. \( x = 150, y = 750 \)
Question 12
A firm is operating at a point on its production function where the marginal product of labor is 4 units and the marginal product of capital is 6 units. If the firm's current input prices are $8 per unit of labor and $12 per unit of capital, what is the optimal input combination?
A. Increase labor and decrease capital
B. Increase capital and decrease labor
C. Increase both labor and capital
D. Decrease both labor and capital
Question 13
A consumer's indifference curve is given by the equation u(x,y) = 2x + 3y. What is the marginal utility of x?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Question 14
A country's balance of payments (BOP) is in equilibrium when its current account (CA) is equal to its capital account (KA). If the CA is -100 and the KA is 50, what is the net capital outflow?
A. 50
B. 100
C. 150
D. 200
Question 15
A country's trade balance is given by TB = X - M, where X is the value of exports and M is the value of imports. If the value of exports is 100 and the value of imports is 80, what is the country's trade balance?
A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40

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