NECO Past Questions and Answers - Page 260

1,296.

Equilibrium prices is

A.

A price which equates demand with supply

B.

A price where there is excess demand

C.

Where consumers gain much

D.

Where producers gain much

E.

where supply is more than demand

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,297.

According to the theory of comparative advantages, countries are to specialize based on their

A.

Absolute cost advantages

B.

Absolute cost disadvantages

C.

Comparative cost advantages

D.

Comparative cost disadvantages

E.

The availability of labour

Correct answer is C

The theory of comparative advantage states that if countries specialise in producing goods where they have a lower opportunity cost – then there will be an increase in economic welfare. 

 

The law of comparative advantage describes how, under free trade, an agent will produce more of and consume less of a good for which they have a comparative advantage.

1,298.

Which of the following is a major export crop in Nigeria?

A.

Cocoa

B.

Coffee

C.

Copper

D.

Kola nut

E.

Soy beans

Correct answer is A

In the Nigerian agricultural sector, cocoa is one of the major export crops.

1,299.

In the equation MV = PT; V stand for

A.

Velocity of circulation of money

B.

Velocity of price change

C.

Volume of goods produced

D.

Volume of money

E.

Volume of transaction

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,300.

The best way of presenting data in tabular form is in

A.

Bars and columns

B.

Charts and lines

C.

Maps and rows

D.

Pictographs and histogram

E.

Rows and columns

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.