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Question 11
neco 2004
In Economics, want means…………aspiration
Aendless
Bqualitative
Cquantifiable
Dsatisfied
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Question 12
neco 2004
The indices used to measure the cost of living is
Aconsumption expenditure
Bnational income
Cper capital income
Dprice index
Esavings and investment
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Question 13
neco 2004
The desire to hold cash balances in order to meet expenditures which arises due to unforeseen circumstances is
Amotive
Baim
Cdetermination
Dself discipline
Enone of the above
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Question 14
neco 2004
The decision of whether to use labour or capital intensive techniques in production process is a problem of
Afor whom to produce
Bhow to produce
Cresource allocation
Dwhat to produce
Ewhen to produce
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Question 15
neco 2004
Arrangement of wants in order of importance is brought about by
Aexcess supply of goods
Binterest in doing so
Cscarcity of resources
Dopportunity cost
Elimited wants
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Question 16
neco 2004
Which of the following is NOT a factor to be considered in siting an industry in a particular area?
Aaccess to raw material
Bavailability of recreational facilities
Cmarket
Dsources of power
Etransport facilities
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Question 17
neco 2004
The amount of money required for the day-to-day running of a business is known as
Aeconomics capital
Bfixed capital
Cpaid- up capital
Dreserve capital
Eworking capital
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Question 18
neco 2004
The excess profit made by a firm in a competitive market situation in the short-term is known as
Abreak even
Bmarginal profit
Cnet profit
Dnormal profit
Esuper normal profit
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Question 19
neco 2004
Individuals who buy new shares in anticipation of reselling at higher prices in the stock exchange market are called
Abears
Bbrokers
Cbulls
Djobbers
Estags
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Question 20
neco 2004
Which of the following is true about average cost?
AFixed cost/quantity
BMarginal + Fixed cost
CQuantity × Fixed cost
DTotal cost/quantity
ETotal cost - fixed cost Quantity
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Question 21
neco 2004
The most generally accepted definition of Economics was given by
AAdam Smith
BDavid Ricardo
CLord Robinson
DThomas Mathus
ESam Aluko
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Question 22
neco 2004
In a socialist economic system, decisions relating to the fundamental economic problems are taken by
Aacademicians
Bgovernment
Cindividuals
Djudiciary
Emanufacturers
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Question 23
neco 2004

When a change in the demand for commodity A leads to a change in demand for commodity B in the same direction, demand for A & B is

Acompetitive demand
Bcomplementary demand
Ccomposite demand
Dindependent demand
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Question 24
neco 2004
The assumptions of the principles of comparative cost advantage is based on

I. Absence of Trade Restrictions
II. No transport costs
III. Constant technology
AII & III only
BI & II only
CI, II & III only
DII only
EIII only
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Question 25
neco 2004
To an individual, the term cost will include expenditure on the following EXCEPT
Aclothing
BEntertainment
Chousing
Dpayment of school fees
Esettling national debts
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Question 26
neco 2004
The types of unemployment that evolved the use of machines to replaces human labour is known as
Acyclical unemployment
Bfrictional unemployment
Cseasonal unemployment
Dstructural unemployment
Etechnological unemployment
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Question 27
neco 2004
The introduction of money into the economy has helped to resolve the following problems EXCEPT
Aaccessibility of needs
Bavailability of goods
Ccoincidence of wants
Dmaking deferred payments
Emeasure and store of value
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Question 28
neco 2004
The following are the main problems of distribution of essential commodities in Nigeria EXCEPT
Aexcessive demand
Bhoarding of goods
Clong chain of distribution
Dpoor storage facilities
Epoor transportation network
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Question 29
neco 2004
When total utility is at maximum, then marginal utility is
Adecreasing
Bincreasing
Cmaximum
Dnegative
Ezero
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Question 30
waec 2004
A major achievement of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is that
Acrude oil price has increased tremendously
Bpetroleum product price have remained low
Cproducing countries are highly industrilized
Dprice of crude oil has remained relatively state
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