POST UTME WELLSPRING UNIVERSITY 2025 Economics | Objective

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Question 1
A consumer's indifference curve is given by the equation \( U = 2x + 3y \), where ( U ) is the utility level, ( x ) is the quantity of good X consumed, and ( y ) is the quantity of good Y consumed. If the consumer is indifferent between consuming 4 units of good X and 2 units of good Y, what is the utility level?
A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. 16
Question 2
Determine the value of elasticity of demand for a firm that experiences a 10% increase in price, resulting in a 5% decrease in quantity demanded, given that the initial price is ₦100 and the initial quantity demanded is 100 units.
A. 0.5
B. 1.0
C. 1.5
D. 2.0
Question 3
A firm's production function is given by Q = 2L^0.5K^0.5, where Q is the output, L is the labor, and K is the capital. What is the value of the marginal product of capital (MPC) when L = 4 and K = 9?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Question 4
A firm is producing a good with a cons\tant elasticity of substitution (CES) production function given by \( Q = \( K^{-\rho} + L^{-\rho} \ \)^{-\frac{1}{\rho}} ). If the elasticity of substitution is 1.5, and the marginal product of labor is 20, what is the value of the output when K = 27 and L = 8?
A. 150
B. 200
C. 250
D. 300
Question 5
A firm produces a good u\sing two inputs, labor (L) and capital (K). The production function is given by Q = 2L^0.5K^0.5. If the price of labor is ₦100 per unit and the price of capital is ₦200 per unit, what is the \cost-minimizing input combination?
A. L = 100, K = 50
B. L = 50, K = 100
C. L = 200, K = 100
D. L = 100, K = 200
Question 6
A firm's demand function is given by Q = 100 - 2P + 3Y. If the price elasticity of demand is defined as the percentage change in quantity demanded in response to a 1% change in price, calculate the price elasticity of demand.
A. 2
B. -2
C. 3
D. -3
Question 7
A firm's production function is given by Q = 2L^0.5K^0.5, where Q is the output, L is the labor, and K is the capital. What is the marginal product of labor (MPL) when L = 4 and K = 9?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Question 8
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 $100 billion, and the consumption is $50 billion, what is the value of the investment when the government sp\ending is $20 billion, the exports are $30 billion, and the imports are $10 billion?
A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
Question 9
A government imposes a tax on a firm's output, cau\sing the firm's supply curve to shift to the left. Which of the following diagrams represents the correct shift in the supply curve?
A. Shift to the left
B. Shift to the right
C. Shift upwards
D. Shift downwards
Question 10
A country's balance of payments (BOP) is given by the following 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 imports are valued at ₦120 billion, what is the balance of payments?
A. ₦20 billion surplus
B. ₦20 billion deficit
C. ₦10 billion surplus
D. ₦10 billion deficit
Question 11
A country's balance of payments (BOP) is in equilibrium when the current account and capital account are equal. Which of the following is a characteristic of a country with a BOP surplus?
A. A decrease in the value of the domestic currency
B. An increase in the value of the domestic currency
C. A decrease in the trade deficit
D. An increase in the trade surplus
Question 12
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 a point where MR = AVC, what is the likely outcome for the firm's profit-maximizing output level?
A. The firm will produce at the point where MR = MC.
B. The firm will produce at the point where MR = AVC.
C. The firm will produce at the point where MR = ATC.
D. The firm will produce at the point where MR = AFC.
Question 13
A firm's production function is given by Q = 2L^0.5K^0.5, where Q is the quantity produced, L is the labor input, and K is the capital input. If the firm increases labor input from 4 units to 6 units and capital input from 9 units to 12 units, what is the percentage change in output?
A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 30%
D. 40%
Question 14
A consumer's utility function is given by U = 2x + 3y. If the consumer's income is ₦1000 and the prices of x and y are ₦5 and ₦3 respectively, calculate the consumer's optimal bundle of x and y.
A. x = 100, y = 200
B. x = 200, y = 100
C. x = 150, y = 150
D. x = 50, y = 250
Question 15
A country's GDP is given by the equation: GDP = C + I + G + \( X - M \). If the country's consumption is ₦500 billion, investment is ₦200 billion, government sp\ending is ₦300 billion, exports are ₦400 billion, and imports are ₦200 billion, calculate the country's GDP.
A. ₦1.5 trillion
B. ₦1.8 trillion
C. ₦2.0 trillion
D. ₦2.2 trillion

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