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BA1 - Fundamentals of Business Economics Question Tutorial Questions 16–20 (page: 5)

Updated On: 9-Feb-2026

Commercial banks can create credit because:

  1. central banks are 'lenders of last resort' and provide commercial banks with cash when needed.
  2. banks are required to hold enough capital to meet bad debts.
  3. banks hold accounts at the central bank which are available as cash.
  4. customers only want some of their deposits in the form of cash in any given period.

Answer(s): C



The following scatter diagram displays the total life expectancy in years on the X axis and GDP per capita (constant 2000 $) on the Y axis, in Country S for the past 40 years. Which of the following statements is true in respect of the graph?

  1. A perfect positive linear relationship is shown in the diagram.
  2. In most years, the samples shows a clear negative trend in the diagram.
  3. There is no correlation between the level of GDP per capita and life expectancy.
  4. In some years, the level of GDP per capita and life expectancy moved in opposite directions.

Answer(s): D



Which of the following statements defines a diseconomy of scale?

  1. A reduction in the unit average cost caused by increasing the scale of production in the long run.
  2. An increase in the unit average cost caused by increasing the scale of production in the long run.
  3. An increase in the unit average cost caused by decreasing the scale of production in the long run.
  4. A reduction in the unit average cost caused by decreasing the scale of production in the long run.

Answer(s): C


Reference:

https://www.acowtancy.com/textbook/cima-ba1/economic-and-social-considerations-and-theregulation-of-markets/diseconomies-of-scale/notes



Organizations are able to achieve more than individuals can achieve because they allow people to do which THREE of the following? (Choose three.)

  1. To devolve decision-making
  2. To pool resources
  3. To share skills and knowledge
  4. To specialize
  5. To earn profits
  6. To create hierarchies

Answer(s): B,C,D


Reference:

https://kaplanpublishing.co.uk/docs/librariesprovider3/look-inside/cima/certificate/fundamentals-ofbusiness-economics-ba1/look-inside-study-text-2020-ba1-fundamentals-of-business-economics.pdf?sfvrsn=8bbc7a01_2 (21)



An institution offers an 8 percent compound interest rate annually for six years, for an investment of $250,000. What is the total amount of interest that would be received over the six years?

  1. $370,000.00
  2. $396,718.58
  3. $146,718.58
  4. $120,000.00

Answer(s): D



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