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Question 1471
waec 2000
Small enterprises finds it difficult to expand due to
Ainadequate capital
Black of skilled manpower
Cthe high level of technology required for expansion
Dtheir inability to provide after-sale services
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Question 1472
waec 2000
The primary objectives of the Nigerian Industrial Development Banks(NIDB) is the provision of loans to
Afarmers
Bmanufacturers
Csetate agents
Dtransporters
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Question 1473
waec 2000
Mono-product economies are those that produce
Aonly intermediate products
Bpetroleum products
Cagricultural products
Done main commodity
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Question 1474
waec 2000
Unemployment that arises because of introduction of new machines and equipment in production is called
Acyclical
Bstructural
Cseasonal
Ddisguised
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Question 1475
waec 2000
which of the following banks grant credit facilities to individuals wishing to build houses?
ACentral Bank of Nigeria
BNigerian Industrial Development Bank
CAgricultural Credit Bank
DFederal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria
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Question 1476
waec 2000
Commercial banks settle their inter-bank indebtedness through
Amerchant banks
Bcentral banks
Cdevelopment banks
Dstock exchange
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Question 1477
waec 2000
foreign exchange control in most West African countries is is enforced by the
Adevelopment banks
BMerchant banks
Cministry of economic planning
DCentral banks
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Question 1478
waec 2000
Inflation can best be checked by
Aallowing supply to remain constant
Bdecreasing supply and incresing wages
Cincreasing supply and holding wages constant
Ddecreasing supply and wages
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Question 1479
waec 2000
Shares and stocks can be bought in the
ACommodity market
BStock exchange
CMoney market
DOpen market
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Question 1480
waec 2000
Which of the following will occur when the market is unstable?
APrice will fluctuate
BDemand will remain static
CUnemployment will surely fall
DPrice will remain static
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Question 1481
waec 2000
Abstention from consumption which enables capital to be produced is called
ASavings
BProduction
CAccumulation
DOpportunity cost
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Question 1482
waec 2000
The most unique quality of money is its
ARelative scarcity
BDivisibility
CDurability
DGeneral acceptability
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Question 1483
waec 2000
Deficit budget means that government’s
AGovernment expenditure is equal to its revenue
BPlanned expenditure is more than the estimated income
CPlanned income and expenditure target cannot be achieved
DExpenditure is less than estimated revenue
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Question 1484
waec 2000
Which of the following is an item of government recurrent expenditure?
ARoad construction
BPort facilities
CWages and Salaries
DTelecommunication projects
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Question 1485
waec 2000
Which of the following is an item of government recurrent expenditure?
ARoad construction
BPort facilities
CWages and Salaries
DTelecommunication projects
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Question 1486
waec 2000
The main feature of regressive taxation is that its rate
Ais higher when income is higher
Bis equal tax for all categories of people
Cremains constant when income increases
Dreduces when income increses
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Question 1487
waec 2000
A tax on a commodity whose demand is perfectly inelastic will fall heavily on the
Aconsumer
Bmanufacturer
Cwholesaler
Dretailer
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Question 1488
waec 2000
The charging of different prices to different group of buyers for the same goods or services is called
Amonopolistic competition
Bprice determination
Cprice discrimination
Dmonopoly
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Question 1489
waec 2000
The demand for a commodity that serves two or more purposes is
Acompetitive demand
Bcomplemetary demand
Ccomposite demand
Dderived demand
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Question 1490
waec 2000
The income elasticity of a normal goods is
Apositive
Bnegative
Czero
Dfixed
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