WAEC - Economics (1999)

  • 1
    The money payment made to owners of land and labour are
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    (A)
    rent and wages
  • 2
    The price elasticity of coefficient indicates
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    (D)
    consumer responsiveness to price changes
  • 3
    every society strive to pursue all the following economic objectives except
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    (C)
    an inequitable distribution of income
  • 4
    which of the following best describes capital as a factor of production?
    Jibu
    (B)
    a stock of physical assets used for production
  • 5
    The system whereby goods are exchanged for goods is known as
    Jibu
    (B)
    barter system
  • 6
    The graph of the function X = a + bY is
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    (A)
    linear
  • 7
    Productivity , per worker, is best measured by
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    (D)
    total output didvided by number of workers
  • 8
    In determining cost economics considers
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    (C)
    implicit and explicit costs
  • 9
    The precautionary motive for holding money is to enable the holder to
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    (B)
    overcome unforseesn contigencies
  • 10
    In long run, all factors inputs are
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    (A)
    variable
  • 11
    The benefits that result from concentrating similar firms in an area is referred to as
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    (D)
    external economies of scales
  • 12
    Per capita income in any West African country is measured by
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    (A)
    dividing the GNP by total population
  • 13
    A priority rating of aggregate individuals wants is called
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    (C)
    A scale of preference
  • 14
    Profits can be calculated by
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    (A)
    subtracting total cost from total revenue
  • 15
    The marginal revenue curve of a monopolist is
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    (B)
    downward sloping from left to right
  • 16
    when all factor inputs are doubled , the production possibly curve will
    Jibu
    (B)
    shift from left to right
  • 17
    income elasticity of demand is measurement of the responsiveness of
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    (B)
    quantity demanded to change in income
  • 18
    The establishment of industries in rural areas will help to reduce
    Jibu
    (C)
    rural-urban migration
  • 19
    Government imposes taxes mainly to
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    (B)
    provide social amenities
  • 20
    In a perfect market price and quantity to be bought are determined by the
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    (C)
    forces of demand and supply
  • 21
    When price elasticity of supply is equal to 0.4, supply is said to be
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    (A)
    inelastic
  • 22
    In the money market , money can only be borrowed for
    Jibu
    (B)
    short term
  • 23
    Deflation can be controlled by increase in
    Jibu
    (C)
    the price level
  • 24
    Mortgage banks give loan to investors on long term basis to
    Jibu
    (D)
    build houses
  • 25
    The situation where by a government spends more than its budgets for a fiscal year is known as
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    (D)
    deficit budget
  • 26
    In a socialist economy, factors of production are owned and controlled by the
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    (C)
    government
  • 27
    One quality of money which makes it possible to be carried easily is its
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    (C)
    portability
  • 28
    A form of tax in which the poor pay a higher rate than the rich is known as
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    (A)
    regressive tax
  • 29
    The reduction in the value of a country's currency of other nations is known as
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    (B)
    devaluation
  • 30
    The creation of utility can be referred to as
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    (D)
    production
  • 31
    Government revenue will increase if tax is imposed on a good whose demand is
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    (B)
    inelastic
  • 32
    Occupational distribution of population is mainly influenced by
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    (A)
    economic factors
  • 33
    proportional tax refers to
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    (B)
    equal tax rate for all people
  • 34
    which of the following is not n item of capital expenditure?
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    (C)
    payment of salaries and wages
  • 35
    The population which yields the highest level of income per head is known as
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    (D)
    optimum population
  • 36
    Price discrimination can only occur when there is
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    (B)
    imperfect competition
  • 37
    Commodity market can best be described as a market in which
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    (A)
    goods are sold
  • 38
    Provision of services is classified under
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    (C)
    tertiary production
  • 39
    In ordinary partnership, the risks are
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    (C)
    shared among the partners
  • 40
    balance of trade is define as the relationship between
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    (D)
    visible exports and visible imports
  • 41
    which of the following combination of qualities ensures a good tax system?
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    (B)
    Economy convinience, certainty and equity
  • 42
    The quantity demanded of a commodity is influenced only by changes
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    (C)
    price of the commodity
  • 43
    which of the following is an indirect tax
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    (D)
    sales tax
  • 44
    When a pen and a book is demanded together, the demand is said to be
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    (C)
    joint
  • 45
    The reward for capital is
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    (A)
    interest