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Question 11
waec 2018

in a country with large population of full-time housewives, national income 

Awill be composed of goods produced by women
Bfigures will be grossly over-stated
Cstatistics will be difficult to calculate
Dfigures will be grossly under-stated
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Question 12
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A baker bought flour and other ingredients for $250.00, spent $52.00 on distribution, sold the bread for $320.00. the value added by the baker is?

A$302.00
B$52.00
C$18.00
D$622.00
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Question 13
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The largest component of national income in developing countries consist of?

Aprofits
Bprofit and rent
Crent
Dwages and salaries
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Question 14
waec 2018

an industry is described as a group of firms

Athat provides jobs for many people
Bwhich uses advance technology in production
Cwhich produces similar products
Dthat provides jobs for few people
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Question 15
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local firms can help in reducing unemployment in a country when?

Aland acquisition becomes centralized
Bimports of substitutes are reduced
Cwaste in the firm is eliminated
Dsubsidies to firms are decreased
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Question 16
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which of the following factors is not a reason for farmer's unstable incomes

Adependence on too many crops
Bpoor storage facilities
Cadverse weather condition
Drecession in the world economy
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Question 17
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positive checks as envisaged by Thamos Malthus can be prevented if

Adate rate is reduced
Bmarriage is abolished
Cmore hospitals are built
Dmore restraint is adopted
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Question 18
waec 2018

if workers at the school canteen sell during the holidays, this is an example of?

Astructural unemployment
Bfrictional unemployment
Cseasonal unemployment
Dresidual unemployment
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Question 19
waec 2018

wholesalers play an important role in the distribution of goods and services because they?

Aare located very close to consumers
Bfinance both producers and retailers
Cpass information on from retailers to consumers
Dsell in small units to consumers
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Question 20
waec 2018

in the event of bankruptcy owners of joint-stock companies lose?

Atheir private properties
Bboth company and private properties
Conly the capital invested
Donly their dividends
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Question 21
waec 2018

public limited liability companies are democratic in nature because?

Agovernment appointees are members of the board
Bthey are run by elected public officers
Celectoral principles are adopted in the day-to-day management
Dshareholders elect the board of directors
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Question 22
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in the the longrun, a firm must shut down if its average revenue is?

Agreater than average cost
Bless than average variable cost
Cequal to the minimum average cost
Dequal to the average cost
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Question 23
waec 2018

The larger a firm, the lower its cost of production

This statement explains the?

Alaw of diminishing marginal returns
Bconcept of economies of scale
Claw of comparative cost advantage
Dtheory of division of labour
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Question 24
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A firm average cost decreases in the longrun because?

Aincreasing returns to scale
Bdiminishing average returns
Cdecreasing marginal returns
Ddecreasing average fixed cost
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Question 25
waec 2018

A market is in equilibrium when?

Athere is no government intervention
Bthe demand is the same as the supply
Cbuyers and sellers are free to sell more goods
Dthere is no free entry and exit
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Question 26
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A price floor is usually fixed 

Aat the equilibrium and causes shortage
Babove the equilibrium and causes shortage
Cbelow the equilibrium and causes shortage
Dabove the equilibrium and causes surplus
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Question 27
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if the marginal utility of a commodity is equal to its price then

Athe consumer is in equilibrium
Bmore of the commodity can be consumed
Ctotal utility is also equal to its price
Dthe market is not in equilibrium
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Question 28
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A supply curve parallel to the X- axis indicates?

Afairly elastic supply
Binfinitely elastic supply
Cfairly inelastic supply
Dperfectly inelastic
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Question 29
waec 2018

the backward bending supply curve of labour indicates?

Aan abnormal supply situation
Bthe law of supply
Cthat labour supply and wage are directly related
Dthat the elasticity of supply is uniform
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Question 30
waec 2018

which of the following is true about supply of land?

Aits higher in the urban than rural areas
Bvaries with time
Crises with demand
Dis fixed
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