JAMB Economics 1979 Question 3

Question 3

Theory of Production

Production covers all but one of the following activities:

  1. A.changing the position of a good in time as, for example, holding stocks of goods until they are required
  2. B.the provision of some kind of service, e.g. retailing
  3. C.changing the form of a good from the raw material to the finished product
  4. D.changing the situation of a good as, for example, from a factory in Lagos to a retail shop in Port Harcourt
  5. E.the use of goods and services to satisfy individual wants.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: E (the use of goods and services to satisfy individual wants.)

Explanation

Using goods and services to satisfy wants is consumption, not production; storing, retailing, processing and transporting all add utility.