WAEC - Economics (2011)

  • 1
    Human wants are
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    (C)
    unlimited
  • 2
    The difference between the money cost and the real cost of any item is that
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    (A)
    real cost is the alternative forgone while the money cost is the actual amount paid for buying the item
  • 3
    The production possibility curve (PPC) indicates that as more of one good is produced.
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    (A)
    less of the other goods is produced
  • 4
    An arrangement of data in rows and columns is referred to as
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    (D)
    table
  • 5
    A normal demand curve slopes
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    (A)
    downward from left to right
  • 6
    The co-efficient of income elasticity of demand for inferior goods is
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    (D)
    negative
  • 7
    If a 20% rise in price of Whiskey leads to a 30% increase in quantity demanded of Schnapps, the cross elasticity of demand is
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    (D)
    1.5
  • 8
    Palm oil and palm kernel have
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    (C)
    joint supply
  • 9
    A supply curve which is vertical has an elasticity co-efficient of
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    (A)
    0.0
  • 10
    if the current price of an apple is twice that of last year, it implies that the value of money is
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    (B)
    falling
  • 11
    price fixed above the equilibrium is to
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    (A)
    protect agricultural producers
  • 12
    A consumer purchasing a commodity X will maximize his satisfaction if
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    (A)
    Px = MUx
  • 13
    When total utility is constant, it means marginal utility is
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    (B)
    zero
  • 14
    A rational consumer is one who
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    (A)
    spends his income to maximize satisfaction
  • 15
    which of the following is not true about land?
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    (B)
    land is mobile
  • 16
    The type of production that involve the tapping and harnessing of natural resources is
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    (A)
    primary production
  • 17
    which of the following does not change in the short run?
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    (D)
    fixed cost
  • 18
    The resource used in production are called
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    (B)
    factors of production
  • 19
    A firm will shut down in the long run if its earning is
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    (A)
    less than normal profit
  • 20
    A market structure where profit is maximized when marginal revenue, marginal cost and price are equal is known as
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    (A)
    perfect competition
  • 21
    In which of the following markets does a firm have power to make super normal profits both in the short run and long run?
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    (A)
    Monopoly
  • 22
    If there are no barriers to entering a market, it means that
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    (A)
    anyone can become a buyer or a seller
  • 23
    A firm's main aim is to
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    (B)
    maximize profits
  • 24
    One good reason for the elimination of middle men is that they
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    (A)
    cause increase in price
  • 25
    The increase in population growth in big cities is referred to as
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    (D)
    urbanization
  • 26
    Frictional unemployment can be reduced by
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    (A)
    encouraging the use of retaining schemes
  • 27
    If the labour force of a country is 2.5 million and 2 million are employed , what is the unemployment rate?
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    (B)
    20%
  • 28
    The grouping of the population according to the economic activities people engage in is
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    (D)
    occupational distribution
  • 29
    Natural growth rate of population can be defined as the
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    (A)
    difference between birth rate and death rate
  • 30
    which of the following is not a consequence of increased unemployment?
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    (C)
    a fall in death rate
  • 31
    The following are features of subsistence agriculture except
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    (D)
    use of crude oil
  • 32
    Which of the following is not true of small companies ? they
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    (D)
    Have a good record of technical innovation
  • 33
    The effect of privatization on the industrial sector of a country is that it
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    (A)
    ensures efficiency
  • 34
    The production strategy used in an over-populated country is
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    (C)
    labour intensive
  • 35
    National income is used to measure
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    (B)
    a country's economic growth
  • 36
    A tax is regressive if the
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    (B)
    rate of tax decrease as income increases
  • 37
    When a country's net income from abroad is added to its total output, the result is
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    (C)
    gross national product
  • 38
    A fall in national output will necessitate
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    (B)
    a rise in the level of savings
  • 39
    The demand for money to take advantage of changes in bond prices is the
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    (C)
    speculative motive
  • 40
    Cost push inflation is caused by a
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    (A)
    rise in the cost of production