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Question 141
waec 2023

The average revenue curve of a firm in a perfect market is the same as the

Asupply curve of the firm
Baverage cost curve of the firm
Cdemand curve of the firm
Dtotal revenue curve of the firm
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Question 142
waec 2023

Taxes levied on goods and services by government are called

Aindirect taxes
Bdirect taxes
Ccoporate taxes
Dpoll taxes
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Question 143
waec 2023

Many workers are employed in the agricultural sector of developing countries because

Alabour intensive method is mostly adopted
Babnormal profits are made
Cwages in the sector is high
Dthey practice mechanized system of farming
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Question 144
waec 2023

If a firm retrenches some of its factory workers its

Aaverage fixed cost may increase
Bvariable cost will decline
Cmarginal cost may increase
Dfixed cost is likely to increase
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Question 145
waec 2023

One of the factor that may not promote industrial development is

Alocal firms entering into partnerships with foreign firms
Bgranting capital to firms at reasonable interest rates
Csetting up industrial estates with modern amenities
Dgranting old firms tax exemptions
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Question 146
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The price level and the value of money are

Apositively related
Bdirectly related
Cnot related
Dinversely related
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Question 147
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The rate of growth of population is

Ainitial population plus number of births and net migration
Bthe difference between birth rate and death rate
Cbirth rate less death rate plus net migration
Dthe number of immigrants plus number of births
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Question 148
waec 2023

The Net National Product (NNP) of a country is $50m while the depreciation allowance is $10m. The Gross National Product (GNP) is

A$40m
B$60m
C$30m
D$500m
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Question 149
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The malthusian theory of population is best illustrated when

Athe size of the population and available resources are equal
Bboth population and food supply increase at the same rate
Cfood supply increases much faster than population growth
Dpopulation increases much faster than food supply
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Question 150
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Consumers have access to a variety of goods through the activities of the

Aretailers
Badvertising agencies
Cmass media
Dwholesalers
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Question 151
waec 2023

When the demand for a commodity increases while supply remains unchanged, the equilibrium price and quantity will

Aincrease
Bremain constant
Cdecrease
Dturn negative
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Question 152
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The dependency ratio of a country is the

Athe children and aged who rely on the active population for support
Bpeople who are cared for by their extended families
Ctotal active population who depend on government for survival
Dnumber of children who depend on their parents for survival
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Question 153
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A fall in the price of a normal commodity which has elastic demand will result in

Aa fall in demand
Ba fall in quantity demanded
Can increase in revenue
Da decrease in revenue
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Question 154
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An example of government's recurrent expenditure is

Aelectrification projects in rural areas
Bthe cost of building a school
Cpurchase of new vehicles
Dpaying salaries of workers
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Question 155
waec 2023

An indication that there is inflation in a country is that

Athere is a decrease in the demand for goods and services
Bthere are too many goods in circulation
Cthe same amount of money buys lower quantity of goods
Dpeople prefer to lend than to borrow
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Question 156
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When job vacancies are publicized, the government is mainly trying to solve the problem of

Aresidual unemployment
Bcyclical unemployment
Ctechnological unemployment
Dfrictional unemployment
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Question 157
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Commericial banks help in economic development mainly by

Aacting as trustees and executors of wills
Bacting as intermediaries between government and borowers
Cserving as custodians of valuables
Dgiving financial advice to the government
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Question 158
waec 2023

Country M enjoys absolute advantage over country N in the production of commodities X and Y, if country M

Ais inefficient in the production of both commodities X and Y
Bis more efficient than country N in producing both commodities X and Y
Ccan produce only commodity Y cheaper than country N
Dand country N are efficient in the production of both goods
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Question 159
waec 2023

A small scale firm located within an industrial estate will enjoy

Agovernment protection and funding
Btechnological economies of scale
Cfinancial economies of scale
Dexternal economies of scale
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Question 160
waec 2023

The total fixed cost curve is

Ahorizontal
Bupward sloping
Cvertical
Ddownward sloping
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