GCE Economics 2022
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2022 GCE Economics questions

Q1Basic Economic Concepts

If a country's production possibility curve shifts outward, this most likely indicates

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Q2Basic Economic Concepts

Which of the following is NOT a factor of production?

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Q3Demand and Supply

If the cross elasticity of demand between two goods X and Y is negative, the two goods are

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Q4Elasticity

A trader sells 500 bags of rice per month at ₦15,000 per bag. When the price rises to ₦18,000, monthly sales fall to 350 bags. The price elasticity of demand is approximately

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Q5Production and Costs

Which of the following best describes the short run in production theory?

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Q6Production and Costs

A firm operates in the long run with labour and capital as inputs. If it doubles both inputs and output exactly doubles, the firm is experiencing:

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Q7Production and Costs

A manufacturing company has the following cost data for a week: Total revenue = ₦800,000; Explicit costs = ₦600,000; Implicit costs = ₦150,000. What is the firm's economic profit?

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Q8Market Structures

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an oligopolistic market?

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Q9Money and Banking

Which of the following is NOT a qualitative instrument of monetary policy?

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Q10Money and Banking

The liquidity preference theory of interest was propounded by

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Q11National Income

Per capita income is best described as the

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Q12Inflation and Unemployment

Unemployment that results from a mismatch between the skills possessed by workers and the skills demanded by employers is called

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Q13International Trade

If Nigeria exports crude oil worth ₦500 billion and imports refined petroleum products worth ₦700 billion in a given year, the balance of trade is

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Q14International Trade

Which of the following is NOT a non-tariff barrier to international trade?

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Q15Economic Development

In the context of economic development, the term 'dualism' refers to the

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Q16Production and Costs

a) Distinguish between the short run and the long run in production theory. (4 marks) b) Explain the Law of Diminishing Returns and state the three stages of production associated with it. (8 marks) c…

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Q17Market Structures

a) Distinguish between monopoly and monopolistic competition. (4 marks) b) Explain FOUR ways in which a monopolist maintains its dominant position in the market. (8 marks) c) With the aid of a clearly…

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Q18Inflation and Unemployment

a) Define inflation and state THREE types of inflation based on the rate of price increase. (6 marks) b) Explain FOUR causes of demand-pull inflation in an economy. (8 marks) c) State ONE negative eff…

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