WAEC - Economics (2006)

  • 1
    The study of economics enables the individuals to
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    (D)
    make rational decisions
  • 2
    Most of the problems of economics arises as a result of
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    (A)
    competing demand for scarce resources
  • 3
    which of the following tool of economic analysis is used when data contains more than one category?
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    (B)
    component bar charts
  • 4
    The reward to capital as a factor of production is
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    (C)
    interest
  • 5
    mining is an example of
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    (B)
    primary production
  • 6
    An owner-manager of a firm can also be called
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    (B)
    an entrepreneur
  • 7
    If the fixed cost of a firm is 800.00 Naira and it's variable cost is 2,700 Naira while it's total output is 100 units, what is the average cost of the firm?
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    (B)
    35 Naira
  • 8
    Distribution of goods and service is hindered by
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    (C)
    too many middlemen
  • 9
    A movement along the same demand curve either upwards or downwards as a result of change in price implies
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    (B)
    a change in quantity demanded
  • 10
    middlemen in an economy perform the function of
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    (A)
    distribution
  • 11
    one of the factors affecting geographical distribution of population is
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    (D)
    climate conditions of the different parts of the country
  • 12
    Standardization of products or services is a feature of
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    (A)
    large firms
  • 13
    The amount of satisfaction obtained from the consumption of a commodity at a particular time is called
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    (C)
    total utility
  • 14
    what are inferior goods? These are goods
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    (C)
    whose demand falls as income increase
  • 15
    In the analysis of utility theory, the basis of demand is
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    (A)
    marginal utility
  • 16
    In the normal market situation , when the price of a commodity rises the
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    (B)
    demand for the commodity will fall
  • 17
    when the quantity of a commodity supplied increases and the quantity demanded decreases , there will be
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    (D)
    a fall in price
  • 18
    the market price of a commodity is normally determined by the
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    (B)
    interaction of the force of demand and supply
  • 19
    The mechanism which allows the price of a commodity to be fixed either above or below the equilibrium is known as
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    (D)
    price control
  • 20
    A debenture holder is entitled to payment in the form of
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    (B)
    interest
  • 21
    The main difference between a private and a public enterprises is the
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    (C)
    objective of the business
  • 22
    The total amount of money raised by a company through issuance of shares to the public is
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    (C)
    ordinary shares
  • 23
    buying and selling of shares is a function performed mostly by the
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    (B)
    stock exchanges
  • 24
    which of the following is not a reason for establishing public enterprises?
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    (A)
    discouraging investors
  • 25
    For a monopolist, the average revenue (AR) curve is
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    (C)
    above the marginal revenue curve
  • 26
    advertising expenses would not be necessary under perfect competition because
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    (A)
    consumers would have complete knowledge of goods
  • 27
    The equilibrium level of output of a monopolist is determined at a point where
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    (C)
    marginal cost equals marginal revenue
  • 28
    Which of the following is a legal tender in West Africa?
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    (D)
    Currency
  • 29
    The policy of government to increase the supply of money to meet its own expenditure plans is likely to be
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    (C)
    inflationary
  • 30
    The tendency for prices to rise while the value of money fall is known as
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    (B)
    inflation
  • 31
    One way to solve the economic problem of inflation in a country is by increasing the
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    (A)
    supply of commodities
  • 32
    The motive for holding money for investing in securities is referred to as
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    (B)
    speculative
  • 33
    A cheque book is issued to customers of a bank operating a
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    (C)
    current account
  • 34
    Amount proposed for payment of wages and salaries in a budget is regarded as part of
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    (A)
    recurrent expenditure
  • 35
    The difference between the Gross National Products (GNP) and the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is
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    (D)
    net income from abroad
  • 36
    which of the following agricultural system is mainly for the cultivation of food crops for family consumption?
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    (C)
    Subsistence farming
  • 37
    Agriculture is important to the economy of West African countries because it is the source of
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    (C)
    industrial input
  • 38
    The economic system in which the state takes the economic decision s through detailed planning is
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    (B)
    socialism
  • 39
    A mixed economy combines the characteristics of both
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    (A)
    planned and capitalist economies
  • 40
    In a rapidly growing economy, a change in technology which is labour saving is likely to cause
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    (B)
    structural unemployment
  • 41
    which of the following is a form of tax evasion?
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    (A)
    wrong declaration of earnings
  • 42
    where the burden of a tax finally rests is called
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    (C)
    incidence of taxation
  • 43
    An increase in the quantity of goods and services produced in a country which raises her national income is known as
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    (B)
    economic growth
  • 44
    The formula index of export prices/index of import prices * 100
    is used to measure the
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    (C)
    commodity terms of trade
  • 45
    which of the following is an invisible term?
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    (A)
    Banking services