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Question 1731
waec 1994

Which of the following pairs can be referred to as middlemen?

Awholesalers and agents
BRetailers and consumers
CConsumers and agents
DWholesalers and retailers
EWholesalers and consumers
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Question 1732
waec 1994
Which of the following is not a set of measures of central tendency?
AMode and Median
Bmean and median
CMean and mode
DMedian and percentage
EMode, mean and median
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Question 1733
waec 1994
If a person supplements his current income by drawing on past savings in order to make both ends meet, he is said to be living
Agood life
Ban average life
Con his savings
Da reckless life
Eon borrowed money
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Question 1734
waec 1994
The central banks controls commercial banks through all the following measures except
AThe uses of directives
BThe use of bank rate
COpen market operations
DAccepting deposits
EDemanding special deposits
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Question 1735
waec 1994
if the foreign exchange rate is N80 to £1, then a bicycle bought for £40 will cost
AN15.00
BN60.00
CN100.00
DN250.00
EN320.00
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Question 1736
waec 1994
Which of the following is not an advantage of government ownership of enterprises?
Amore capital is provided
Bpricing policy may be in the interest of consumers
CGovernment workers may be indifferent towards the public
Dinfrastructure are rapidly developed
Eincomes may be more evenly distributed
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Question 1737
waec 1994
which of the following is not an advantage of localization of industries ?
Aenjoyment of externa economies
Bdevelopment of subsidiary industries
Cdevelopment of organized markets
Dgrowth of conurbation
Egrowth of farms
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Question 1738
waec 1994
The primary objective of Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme is the provision of
Aguarantee for loans granted by by banks for agricultural purposes
Bagricultural inputs to facilitate credits from banks
Cloans for every farmer
Dagricultural products for farmers
Ecredit for farmers
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Question 1739
waec 1994
which of the following function of money makes it possible for any person to provide for old age?
Amedium of exchange
Bstores of value
Cmeasures of value
Dunit of account
Estandard for deferred payment
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Question 1740
waec 1994

a situation of full employment exist when

Aevery adult is employed
Ball adults who can work are employed
Call persons who have attained the age of 15 years and above are employed
Donly the disabled are not employed
Eall those who are able and eligible to work are employed
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Question 1741
waec 1994
Which of the following is true of NEPA as a public corporation in Nigeria? It is
Aa solar energy distribution
Borganized in a perfectly competitive market
Ca duopoly
Da monopolistically competitive industry
Ea monopoly
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Question 1742
waec 1994
The concept of economics efficiency primarily implies
Acontaining the maximum output from available resources at the lowest possible cost
Bconserving our petroleum resources
Cequity in the distribution of the nation's wealth
Dproduction without waste
Ethe limited wants unlimited resources dilemma
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Question 1743
waec 1994
The definition of economics as 'the science which studies human behaviuor as a relationship between ends and scarce means which have alternative uses' was given by
AAdam Smith
BDavid Ricardo
CLionel Robbins
DThomas R. Mtithus
ERobert Giffen
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Question 1744
jamb 1994
Cross elasticity of demand can be mathematically expressed as the
A\(\frac{\text{% change in quantity of commodity X}}{\text{% change in quantity of commodity Y}}\)
B\(\frac{\text{% change in quantity demanded}}{\text{% change in price}}\)
C\(\frac{\text{% change in quantity demanded of commodity X}}{\text{% change in price of commodity Y}}\)
D\(\frac{\text{% change in quantity demanded}}{\text{% change in income}}\)
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Question 1745
jamb 1994
\(\begin{array}{c|c}
\text{Price N} & \text{Quantity sold} \\
5 & 15 \\
5 & 16 \\
5 & 17 \\
5 & 18 \\
\end{array}\)

Marginal revenue is
AN5
BN6
CN8
DN10
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Question 1746
jamb 1994
Elasticity of demand is an effective tool in the hand of a producer in that it enables him
Arise his profits and lower his, costs
Bdiscourage buyers from cheating
Cdetermine what he will produce
Dset his price to maximize his profit
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Question 1747
jamb 1994
Above the equilibrium point, a further rise in price tends to
Aincrease demand and restrict supply
Brestrict demand and decrease supply
Cincrease demand and decrease supply
Ddecrease demand and increase supply
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Question 1748
jamb 1994
What is the equilibrium quantity?
A50
B250
C350
D450
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Question 1749
jamb 1994
If the economy of the country is operating at X, the implication is that
Athe productive capacity is being fully utilized
Bthe productive capacity is not being fully utilized
Ctoo little of consumer goods is being produced
Dthere is a disequilibrium between the production of capital and consumer goods
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Question 1750
jamb 1994

The diagram represents a production function. At which of the points does diminishing returns set in

AI
BJ
CK
DL
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