WAEC - Economics (2019)

1
The fundamental economic problem in every society is
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(A)
the large number of the unemployed
2
A point X inside the production possibility curve indicates that
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(C)
some resources are idle
3
The major employer of labour in developing countries is the
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(C)
primary sector
4
The wages of a group of workers in dollars is stated below;

40, 30, 70, 20, 60, 10, 10, 80, 30, and 10.

What is the mean wage
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(B)
$36
5
The desire for profits is a major feature of
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(C)
market economy
6
If the coefficient of price elasticity of demand of a product is zero, then its demand curve will be
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(B)
parallel to the price axis
7
If the demand function is Qd = -0.5 + 20, calculate the quantity demanded when price is $15.0
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(C)
$12.50
8
If less of a good is bought as one's income increases, such a good is
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(D)
an inferior good
9
The demand for coffee and tea is
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(B)
competitive
10
What effect will an increase in the supply of fish have on the meat market
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(D)
both equilibrium price and quantity will remain unchanged
11
Which of the following factors is not a condition for a change in the supply of a commodity
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(C)
the price of the commodity
12
Supply of agricultural products is likely to be elastic in the
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(B)
long-run
13
Two commodities X and Y are in joint supply when
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(B)
X and Y are produced by the same firm

Table 1
Units of quantity consumed	Total utility	Marginal utility
0	-	-
1	10	10
2	15	5
3	17	2
4	18	1
5	18	0

The table above illustrates the law of?

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(C)

diminishing marginal utility

15
When the price of a good is above the equilibrium, there will be
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(B)
a surplus.
16
What happens when a minimum price is imposed in a market?
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(B)
Surplus occurs
17
When an increase in inputs leads to a more than proportionate increase in output, there is
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(C)
increasing retums to scale
18
The short-run in production is the time period when

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(C)
at least a factor is fixed while others are variable

The table below shows the short-run cost of a firm. Use it to answer the question below

Quantity (kg)	Fixed cost ($)	Variable cost ($)	Total cost ($)	Marginal cost ($)	Average cost ($)
1	750	200	950	-	950
2	750	560	1310	360	655
3	750	900	P	Q	550

Calculate the value of Q

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(B)

$340

20
A cost of production that is positively related to output is the
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(C)
variable cost
21
In perfect competition, the average revenue curve of a firm is
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(C)
the marginal revenue curve
22
Which of the following means of funding a business is very reliable and cheap?
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(C)
Plough back profits
23
Govermment in most cases influences the location of firms to
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(B)
ensure equitable distribution
24
Middlemen are made up of
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(C)
wholesalers, retailers and hawkers
25
Malthusian theory of population was proved wrong because
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(C)
new lands and new methods of production were discovered
26
Human development can be improved if
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(C)
general education and training are encouraged
27
The use of interest rates to control the money supply is a
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(B)
monetary policy
28
Agricultural productivity may be increased if
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(D)
labour intensive method of agriculture is encouraged
29
Which of the following is a major advantage of establishing a tomato-processing factory in a country?
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(C)
Foreign exchange will be conserved
30
A country is described as industrialized if
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(A)
the contributions of industries to national income are high
31
The total value of goods and services produced within the borders of a country is
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(C)
gross domestic product
32
Which of the following factors will not underestimate the national income?
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(D)
Increase in value of services not paid for
33
Which of the following items is not considered as a transfer payment?
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(D)
Doctor's salary
34
Which of the following is true of the value of money? It
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(D)
is inversely related to the price level
35
The motive for holding money to meet unforeseen events is termed
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(A)
precautionary demand
36
An increase in the prices of factor inputs may result in
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(D)
cost-push inflation
37
Citizens are protected from the government's arbitrariness in taxation by the canon of
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(C)
economy
38
What happens when the central bank increases the bank rate?
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(B)
Amount of borrowing decreases
39
Insurance Companies are similar to commercial banks in that they
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(D)
help in mobilizing savings for investment
40
In most developing countries, a large percentage of the labour force is engaged in
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(C)
agriculture
41
In most underdeveloped countries, development plans do not achieve their objective due to
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(B)
exportation of more primary products
42
In a period of unemployment and falling prices, the government should adopt a
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(C)
balanced budget
43
Balance of trade involves the exchange of
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(C)
goods and services
44
Devaluation of currency may not correct a balance of payments deficit if the demand for export is
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(A)
perfectly inelastic
45
An improvement in a country's terms of trade means that the
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(C)
value of her imports is lower than her exports