WAEC - Economics (2023)

  • 1
    Which of the following is a non-renewable natural resources?
    答え
    (C)
    Coal
  • 2
    The demand for a factor input as a result of the demand for its output is known as
    答え
    (D)
    derived demand
  • 3
    If the government stops subsidy on cocoa production, the supply curve of cocoa will
    答え
    (C)
    shift to the left
  • 4
    A monopolist may enjoy abnormal profit only if its
    答え
    (D)
    price exceeds average total cost
  • 5
    The supply of light could be met using a candle, lantern and gas lamp. This is an example of a
    答え
    (A)
    complementary supply
  • 6
    Industries are sometimes located in areas which are not profitable so as to
    答え
    (B)
    be able to even-out development
  • 7
    A government may cause a favourable change in her invisible trade account by
    答え
    (A)
    developing tourism and other services
  • 8
    To overcome the problem of double counting under the expenditure approach,
    答え
    (D)
    only spending on final goods are considered
  • 9

    At what point on the total product curve shown above will marginal product be negative?

    答え
    (B)
    S
  • 10
    National income is calculated mainly to
    答え
    (D)
    determine the level of sectoral performance
  • 11
    Assisting members to solve temporary balance of payments problems is the reasons for the establishment of the
    答え
    (A)
    International Monetary Fund
  • 12
    Money is able to function more as a medium of exchange when
    答え
    (D)
    there is specialization of labour
  • 13
    An economy system is mainly concerned with
    答え
    (B)
    the allocation of scarce resources between alternative ends
  • 14
    When the marginal utility from the consumption of commodity X (Mux) is greater than the price commodity X (Px), a rational consumer should
    答え
    (C)
    consume more of commodity X
  • 15
    Which of the following items is not classified as working capital?
    答え
    (D)
    Equipment
  • 16
    If the demand for a commodity remains constant as price increases, the commodity is said to be
    答え
    (D)
    price inelastic
  • 17
    Warehousing is an economic activity that falls under
    答え
    (D)
    intermediate production
  • 18
    The study of economics is mainly concerned with how to
    答え
    (B)
    make choice when resources are inadequate
  • 19

    Use the graph above to answer the question
    The curve labelled W shows the

    答え
    (D)
    progressive tax
  • 20
    Resources are pooled for the mutual benefit of its members mainly in a
    答え
    (A)
    cooperative society
  • 21
    The total fixed cost curve is
    答え
    (C)
    vertical
  • 22
    A small scale firm located within an industrial estate will enjoy
    答え
    (D)
    external economies of scale
  • 23
    Country M enjoys absolute advantage over country N in the production of commodities X and Y, if country M
    答え
    (B)
    is more efficient than country N in producing both commodities X and Y
  • 24
    Commericial banks help in economic development mainly by
    答え
    (B)
    acting as intermediaries between government and borowers
  • 25
    When job vacancies are publicized, the government is mainly trying to solve the problem of
    答え
    (D)
    frictional unemployment
  • 26
    An indication that there is inflation in a country is that
    答え
    (C)
    the same amount of money buys lower quantity of goods
  • 27
    An example of government's recurrent expenditure is
    答え
    (D)
    paying salaries of workers
  • 28
    A fall in the price of a normal commodity which has elastic demand will result in
    答え
    (C)
    an increase in revenue
  • 29
    The dependency ratio of a country is the
    答え
    (A)
    the children and aged who rely on the active population for support
  • 30
    When the demand for a commodity increases while supply remains unchanged, the equilibrium price and quantity will
    答え
    (A)
    increase
  • 31
    Consumers have access to a variety of goods through the activities of the
    答え
    (A)
    retailers
  • 32
    The malthusian theory of population is best illustrated when
    答え
    (D)
    population increases much faster than food supply
  • 33
    The Net National Product (NNP) of a country is $50m while the depreciation allowance is $10m. The Gross National Product (GNP) is
    答え
    (B)
    $60m
  • 34
    The rate of growth of population is
    答え
    (C)
    birth rate less death rate plus net migration
  • 35
    The price level and the value of money are
    答え
    (D)
    inversely related
  • 36
    One of the factor that may not promote industrial development is
    答え
    (D)
    granting old firms tax exemptions
  • 37
    If a firm retrenches some of its factory workers its
    答え
    (B)
    variable cost will decline
  • 38
    Many workers are employed in the agricultural sector of developing countries because
    答え
    (A)
    labour intensive method is mostly adopted
  • 39
    Taxes levied on goods and services by government are called
    答え
    (A)
    indirect taxes
  • 40
    The average revenue curve of a firm in a perfect market is the same as the
    答え
    (C)
    demand curve of the firm
  • 41
    The most liquid asset among the following is
    答え
    (C)
    cash
  • 42
    Petrol and Kerosene are jointly obtained from crude oil. If the supply of petrol increases, the
    答え
    (B)
    supply of kerosene will rise
  • 43
    The fixing of maximum prices by government is mainly on
    答え
    (C)
    selected essential goods
  • 44
    When more of tax on a product is borne by the buyer than the seller, the commodity involved has
    答え
    (C)
    fairly inelastic demand
  • 45
    The marks obtained by 9 students in a class test are recorded below: 9, 8, 7, 5,7, 6, 8, 9 and 7. What is the median mark?
    答え
    (A)
    7