cima cimapra17 ba1 1 practice test

BA1 - Fundamentals of Business Economics

Last exam update: Nov 18 ,2025
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Question 1

A business is contemplating investing in a new project with a lifespan of three years and a capital cost
of $100,000. The expected net cash flows from the project are as follows:
Year 1 $35,000
Year 2 $50,000
Year 3 $40,000
The cost of capital to the business is 10%
The net present value of the project is: $

  • A. 3155, 3150, 3159, 3157, 3153, 3152, 3158, 3160, 3156, 3154, 3151
  • B. 3155, 3150, 3159, 3158, 3153, 3152, 3158, 3160, 3156, 3154, 3151
  • C. 3155, 3150, 3159, 3157, 3153, 3150, 3158, 3160, 3156, 3154, 3151
  • D. 3153, 3150, 3159, 3157, 3153, 3152, 3158, 3160, 3156, 3154, 3151
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Question 2

A business was selling 20,000 units of its product per month at a price of $10. When it lowers its
price to $9 it finds that its sales rise to 24,000 units per month.
The price elasticity of demand for this firm's product is

  • A. -2
  • B. -3
  • C. -4
  • D. -5
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Question 3

A bond has a coupon rate of 7%, a nominal value of $100 and a market price of $140
The percentage running yield is %

  • A. 5
  • B. 6
  • C. 7
  • D. 8
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Question 4

A business has fixed costs of $200. Its total variable costs at different levels of output are as follows:
The business can always sell its output at a price of $100 per unit
The profit maximizing level of output is

  • A. 4
  • B. 5
  • C. 7
  • D. 8
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Question 5

A country's gross national product (GNP) will be higher than gross domestic product (GDP) if:

  • A. indirect taxes are greater than government subsidies
  • B. there is a net inflow of factor payments on the balance of payments
  • C. the country's imports are greater than its exports
  • D. government tax income is greater than government expenditure
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Question 6

On an aggregate demand and aggregate supply diagram, cost-push inflation is shown by

  • A. A leftward shift of the short-run aggregate supply curve
  • B. A rightward shift of the aggregate demand curve
  • C. A rightward shift of the long-run aggregate supply curve
  • D. A leftward shift of the aggregate demand curve
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Question 7

Which of the following best defines “aggregate supply”?

  • A. The stock of output available for sale in an economy
  • B. The full employment level of output of the economy
  • C. The flow of goods and services produced by an economy during the year
  • D. The level of prices at which output can be sold in an economy
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Question 8

All of the following would lead to fall in the circular flow of national income except which one ?

  • A. A fall in business investment
  • B. A fall in personal savings rates
  • C. A reduction in the level of government expenditure
  • D. A rise in the marginal propensity to save
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Question 9

The level of national income in the circular flow will remain constant if

  • A. injections are greater than withdrawals
  • B. injections are equal to withdrawals
  • C. injections are equal to savings
  • D. injections plus withdrawals are equal to savings plus investment
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Question 10

The equilibrium level of national income in an economy is the level of income at which

  • A. Full employment occurs
  • B. There is zero inflation
  • C. Total planned spending equals the supply of output available
  • D. The government's budget and the balance of payments are both exactly balanced
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Question 11

If a government adopted a fiscal policy of cutting its budget deficit, the aggregate demand and
supply model shows that the result would be:

  • A. a shift in the aggregate demand curve to the right, a fall in output and employment and a rise in the price level
  • B. a shift in the aggregate demand curve to the left, a fall in output and employment and a fall in the price level
  • C. a shift in the aggregate demand curve to the left, a fall in output and employment and a rise in the price level
  • D. a shift in the aggregate demand curve to the right, a rise in output and employment and a rise in the price level
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Question 12

Which of the following is most likely to lead an economy to suffer high unemployment?

  • A. Withdrawals exceeding injections
  • B. Aggregate demand exceeding aggregate supply
  • C. Injections exceeding withdrawals
  • D. A fiscal deficit
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Question 13

Which one of the following would raise both national income and disposable income ?

  • A. An increase in transfer payments
  • B. A reduction in rates of personal income tax
  • C. An increase in business profits
  • D. A rise in the rates of personal income tax
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Question 14

In the aggregate supply and demand model, a significant rise in the cost of energy for industry would
lead to the

  • A. Aggregate supply curve moving to the right
  • B. Aggregate supply curve moving to the left
  • C. Aggregate demand curve moving to the right
  • D. Aggregate demand curve moving to the left
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Question 15

Part of a country's unemployment figures will consist of people moving between jobs. Which type of
unemployment is this?

  • A. Structural unemployment
  • B. Cyclical (or demand deficient) unemployment
  • C. Frictional unemployment
  • D. Real wage unemployment
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