WAEC - Economics (1993)

  • 1
    Economics is the study of how to
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    (A)
    choose between alternatives, given limited resources
  • 2
    Scarcity in economics arises because
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    (C)
    resources are limited in supply
  • 3
    The real cost of a commodity is
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    (B)
    the alternative that has to be forgone in order to purchase it
  • 4
    Public corporation in West Africa are set up to
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    (C)
    provide welfare service for the people
  • 5
    Supply in Economics means making
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    (B)
    goods available to the market at a given price and at a given period
  • 6
    An inferior goods is one
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    (D)
    whose demands fall when the income of its consumer increases
  • 7
    Price elasticity of demand is define as the
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    (A)
    responsiveness of demand to change in price
  • 8
    The rural area of West Africa lack industries because
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    (C)
    of inadequate infrastructure
  • 9
    An entrepreneur will locate his industry in a place
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    (B)
    where the cost of production will be minimized
  • 10
    which of the following reasons is mainly responsible for the inefficient distribution of goods in West African countries?
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    (D)
    poor transportation and communication system
  • 11
    Which of the following does not apply to private companies?
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    (C)
    accounts have to be publicized
  • 12
    In , Economics the reward for labour is in the form of
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    (A)
    wages
  • 13
    A nation with a working population that is insufficient to exploit its resources is said to be
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    (B)
    under-populated
  • 14
    Which of the following may not be included in explaining the term production?
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    (D)
    use of consumer goods
  • 15
    which of the following business establishment are not motivated mainly by profit?
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    (E)
    Co-operatives
  • 16
    Production is not complete until the
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    (B)
    goods reached the final consumer
  • 17
    which of the following is the correct way to calculate total cost?
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    (A)
    Addition of fixed cost to variable cost
  • 18
    Robert T. Malthus postulated in his population theory that
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    (E)
    population growth rate may out-grow the means of subsistence
  • 19
    Division of labour may be restricted when
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    (C)
    market is small
  • 20
    Land is often distinguished as a factor of production because it
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    (A)
    is a free gift of nature
  • 21
    which of the following is an advantage of division of labour? It
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    (D)
    leads to specialization
  • 22
    the location of timber and plywood industries in West Africa is mainly influenced by the
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    (E)
    presence of a luxuriant forest
  • 23
    the occupational distribution of population in most West African countries shows the highest concentration in
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    (A)
    agriculture and aalied industries
  • 24
    The growth of the population is the ?
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    (A)
    annual increase in population
  • 25
    A situation in which an increase in demand for certain goods leads to a fall in demand for other goods is known as
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    (C)
    competitive demand
  • 26
    A market equilibrium exist when
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    (A)
    demand and supply are equal
  • 27
    The price system is
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    (D)
    a system of resource allocation through supply and demand interaction
  • 28
    The main objective of production by entrepreneur is to
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    (A)
    equate marginal revenue with marginal cost
  • 29
    If price falls below the equilibrium
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    (B)
    Demand will be greater than supply
  • 30
    Which of the following is not a source of finance for a one-man business?
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    (E)
    Sales of shares
  • 31
    Land is a most significant factor in terms of contribution to the economy because
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    (E)
    vital resources from it enrich the economy
  • 32
    Capital as a factor of production is important because
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    (E)
    it provides money which is essnetial for the growth of business
  • 33
    A firm's compulsory cost whether it is in production or not , is referred to as its
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    (D)
    fixed cost
  • 34
    A scale of preference is a list
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    (A)
    of consumer's wants arrange in order of importance
  • 35
    An economic system in which the state owns and controls the means of production is known as
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    (B)
    socialist economy