NECO Past Questions and Answers - Page 268

1,336.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that brings about changes in demand?

A.

A change in real income

B.

Government policy

C.

Increase in population

D.

The price of the good or service

E.

Taste and fashion

Correct answer is B

Factors that can shift the demand curve for goods and services, causing a different quantity to be demanded at any given price, include changes in tastes, population, income, prices of substitute or complement goods, and expectations about future conditions and prices.

1,337.

The willingness of an individual backed up with purchasing power at a given time is

A.

Demand

B.

Desire

C.

Effective demand

D.

Utility

E.

Want

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,338.

Which of the following factors will NOT account for an outward shift of production possibility curve?

A.

Budgeting and planning based on expectations

B.

Expansion in employment

C.

Discovering and exploration of new resources

D.

Introduction of improved production techniques

E.

Skill improvement through education and training

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,339.

If commodities A & B are jointly demanded, what will be the effect of an increase in the price of A on the demand for commodity B?

A.

Decrease in demand for commodity B

B.

Decrease in price of commodity B

C.

Demand for commodity B remain constant

D.

Increase in demand for commodity B

E.

Increase in the price of commodity B

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,340.

The middle value of an array figure arranged in descending order is referred to as the

A.

Equation

B.

Mean

C.

Median

D.

Mode

E.

Variance

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.