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Question 11
waec 2025

Which of the following is not an argument for the policy of privatization in West Africa?

 

AIt encourages the inflow of capital and expertise from local and foreign sources
BMembers of the public are able to acquire shares
CTo make businesses more profitable
DGovernment is able to participate and control the operation of the privatized businesses
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Question 12
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Non-economic factors that influence the location of firms include

 

Aadequate supply of power, good road, and rail network
Bavailability of population of buyers
Cthe activities of politicians in deciding location of firms
Dthe existence of required materials for production
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Question 13
waec 2025

The supply of land for agricultural purpose can be increased through

 

Areclamation and irrigation
Bthe introduction of mechanized farming
Cconversion of building sites to farmlands
Dincrease in prices of land
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Question 14
waec 2025

The age distribution of a country's population is shown below. Use the information to answer questions below

AGE GROUP (YEARS)

POPULATION

0-15

30%

16-40

45%

41-60

15%

Over 60

10%

What is the dependency ratio?

 

A6:1
B1:2
C3:2
D2:3
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Question 15
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The age distribution of a country's population is shown below. Use the information to answer questions below

AGE GROUP (YEARS)

POPULATION

 0-15

 30%

 16-40

 45%

 41-60

 15%

 Over 60

 10%

What is the percentage of the working population?

 

A60%
B15%
C45%
D75%
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Question 16
waec 2025

Two factors which can improve the efficiency of labour are

 

Aschool leaving age and number of disabled workers
Bpopulation size and age of retirement
Cwork environment and health status of workers
Dschool leaving age and number of part-time workers
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Question 17
waec 2025

By-passing the middlemen in the chain of distribution can lead to

 

 

Aa problem of unemployment of labour
Bhigh prices of goods and services
Can increase in government tax revenue
Dthe creation of artificial scarcity
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Question 18
waec 2025

Separation of ownership of resources and their control is mostly found in a

 

Ajoint stock company
Bpartnership
Csole proprietorship
Dconsumer co-operative
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Question 19
waec 2025

A major source of finance to the Railway Corporation in West African countries is

 

Asurplus
Bsale of shares
Ctrade credit
Dgovernment subvention
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Question 20
waec 2025

The relationship between the marginal revenue (MR) and the average revenue (AR) of a monopolist is that the marginal revenue
curve

 

Ais vertical while the average revenue curve is horizontal
Bslopes down to the right and is below the AR curve
Cand the AR curve are downward sloping and are identical
Dis above the average revenue curve
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Question 21
waec 2025

A firm incurred the following costs in production. Use the information in the table to answer questions below

Output(bags of rice)

0 10 20 30 40 50

60

Total cost$

100 200 300 380 440 520

600

The average cost of producing 40 bags of rice is

A$10
B$60
C$80
D$11
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Question 22
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A firm incurred the following costs in production. Use the information in the table to answer questions below

Output(bags of rice)

   0 10 20 30 40 50

60

Total cost$

100 200 300 380 440 520

600

The fixed cost of production is
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A$100
B$600
C$200
D$300
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Question 23
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The law of diminishing returns is applicable to the

 

Afixed inputs of production
Bvariable factors of production
Cequipment and other capital
Dplants and machinery of the firm
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Question 24
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The output of an extra unit of input is referred to as

 

Amarginal product of the input
Baverage product of the input
Cutility of the input employed
Doutput of the input
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Question 25
waec 2025

The supply of mangoes is represented as P = 0.3Q, where P is the price ($) and Q is the quantity. What is P when Q is 50?

 

A$150.03
B$166.67
C$1.50
D$15.00
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Question 26
waec 2025

When market supply increases, the equilibrium price

 

Aand quantity fall
Band quantity increase
Crises and quantity falls
Dfalls and quantity rises
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Question 27
waec 2025

Governments can increase farmers' incomes by

 

Aencouraging them to produce surplus output
Bfixing minimum price
Cincreasing taxes on inputs
Dfixing maximum prices
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Question 28
waec 2025

Market supply may increase if there is an increase in the

 

Aprices of factors of production
Bsubsidies on raw materials
Ctax paid on raw materials
Dprice of the product
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Question 29
waec 2025

A  leftward shift in the supply curve for a commodity indicates

 

Aa reduction in quantity supplied
Ba decrease in supply
Can increase in quantity supplied
Dan increase in supply
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Question 30
waec 2025

The price of soap rose from $10 to $20, causing a trader to increase her supply from 50 to 120 boxes per week. This makes supply

Ainelastic
Bfairly elastic
Cunitary elastic
Dperfectly inelastic
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