WAEC - Economics (2024)

1
There is scarcity when
Answer
(B)
demand for resources is greater than its supply.
2
Points within a Production Possibilities Curve (PPC) indicate 
Answer
(B)
attainable but inefficient production levels.
3
Which of the following is not a feature of labour?
Answer
(D)
Its efficiency depends on its size
4
The pursuit of private profits is a feature of
Answer
(C)
capitalist economies.
5
A major feature of the socialist economic system is 
Answer
(A)
setting of production targets by public authorities.
6
 If the budget on education is $50 m out of an annual national budget of $300 m. The sector of a pie chart representing education is 
Answer
(B)
60°
7
Price elasticity of demand is the responsiveness of quantity demanded to a change in
Answer
(D)
price of the product.
8
When total revenue increases as price falls, the coefficient of price elasticity of demand is 
Answer
(A)
greater than one.
9
If the quantity demanded of rice de- creased from 150 bags to 100 bags, the percentage change in quantity demanded is
Answer
(B)
33.3 %
10
The law of demand will not hold when
Answer
(C)
rare commodities are involved.
11

The diagram above shows the demand for milk. Use it to answer questions this question.

 

The movement from point x to z might have been caused by

Answer
(B)
a decrease in price of milk.
12

The diagram above shows the demand for milk. Use it to answer questions this question.

 

If demand for postal services decline as a result of increased use of e-mails, then the two services are in 

Answer
(C)
competitive demand.
13
Other things being equal, an increase in the demand for land in the short-run will cause an increase in the 
Answer
(B)
price and supply.
14
If the coefficient of price elasticity of supply of a commodity is 0.8, then supply is 
Answer
(B)
fairly inelastic.
15
The negative slope of the demand curve is best explained by
Answer
(D)
diminishing marginal utility.
16
Minimum price legislation is used to protect the interests of 
Answer
(A)
Small scale producers.
17

The table below shows the supply and demand schedule for apples. Use it to answer question 17

 Price  ($)   Quantity demanded   Quantity supplied
 10  50  25
 20  35  35
 30  20  45
 40  5  55

 

At what price is excess supply equal to 25? 

Answer
(C)
$30
18
Which of the following best explains diseconomies of scale? Increase in output causes the
Answer
(A)
average cost to rise.
19
In the short-run, a firm can increase output by 
Answer
(D)
increasing the quantity of raw materials.
20
The fixed cost of producing 100 units of a good is $600. If the variable cost is $400. the average total cost of one unit of the good is
Answer
(D)
$10
21
Firms in perfect competition break even in the long-run because
Answer
(A)
new firms can not enter the market due to copyright laws.
22
The government policy that encourages public corporations to operate profitably is 
Answer
(C)
commercialization
23
Separation of ownership from control is more pronounced in a
Answer
(B)
joint-stock company
24
Warehousing of goods in the process of distribution is the function of
Answer
(D)
wholesalers
25
The supply of labour to an occupation will tend to rise when
Answer
(C)
welfare packages improve.
26
Malthus predictions did not come to pass mainly because
Answer
(D)
many people emigrated to the new lands.
27
In determining the growth of a country's population, infant mortality is a component of
Answer
(D)
death rate.
28
The low productivity per worker in agriculture experienced in West African countries is due to
Answer
(B)
the use of simple traditional implements.
29
What will be the likely effect if agriculture is fully mechanized in West Africa?
Answer
(C)
Less labour will be required on the farm
30
Locating firms in urban areas 
Answer
(C)
make a firm enjoy the bene- fits of the existence of other firms.
31
 An advantage a small firm has over a large firm is that the former can better
Answer
(C)
enjoy internal economics of scale.
32
National income estimates will be understated as a result of the activities of
Answer
(A)
subsistence farmers.
33

Use the table below to answer this question.

 Gross National Product  $400m
 Depreciation  $100m
 Total Population  25m

The value of Net National Product is

Answer
(C)
$300 m
34

Use the table below to answer this question.

 Gross National Product  $400m
 Depreciation  $100m
 Total Population  25m

The value of per capita income is

Answer
(C)
$16.
35
One effect of inflation is that
Answer
(D)
money's purchasing power will fall.
36
The function of money that enables credit purchases of goods and services is 
Answer
(C)
standard for deferred payment.
37
Supply of money is best defined as the
Answer
(A)
money in circulation plus bank deposits.
38
Capital market operators deal in the 
Answer
(B)
supply of and demand for long term loans for investment.
39
Money supply will increase when the Central Bank
Answer
(A)
buys securities from the public.
40
 Expansionary fiscal policy implies
Answer
(D)
decreasing tax rates.
41
A commodity with perfectly inelastic demand has the burden of tax borne by 
Answer
(B)
the buyers alone.
42
An increase in a country's production capacity usually leads to economic 
Answer
(C)
growth
43
One indicator of the low level of cap ital formation in developing countries is
Answer
(A)
low per capita income.
44
Balance of payments is defined as the 
Answer
(B)
record of financial transactions between a country and the rest of the world.
45
Devaluation of currency will help to correct balance of payments deficit if a country's 
Answer
(C)
exports have elastic demand.