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Question 11
waec 2024

Locating firms in urban areas 

Areduce rural-urban migration.
Bensure balanced development of rural areas.
Cmake a firm enjoy the bene- fits of the existence of other firms.
Dincrease urban-rural migration.
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Question 12
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What will be the likely effect if agriculture is fully mechanized in West Africa?

AMore jobs will be available for farm labourers
BLabour intensive method of farming will still be dominant
CLess labour will be required on the farm
DGovernments will no longer be involved in agriculture
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Question 13
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The low productivity per worker in agriculture experienced in West African countries is due to

Alaziness on the part of farmers.
Bthe use of simple traditional implements.
Cthe presence of many extension workers.
Dthe law of increasing returns to scale.
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Question 14
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In determining the growth of a country's population, infant mortality is a component of

Aimmigration rate.
Bfertility rate.
Cnet migration.
Ddeath rate.
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Question 15
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Malthus predictions did not come to pass mainly because

Afood supply and population grew at the same rate.
Bthe use of machines in agriculture was discouraged.
Ca lot of people died during epidenties.
Dmany people emigrated to the new lands.
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Question 16
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The supply of labour to an occupation will tend to rise when

Athere are less monetary benefits.
Bholiday entitlement is cut.
Cwelfare packages improve.
Dunemployment benefit rises.
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Question 17
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Warehousing of goods in the process of distribution is the function of

ASupermarkets
Bdepartmental stores
Cretailers
Dwholesalers
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Question 18
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Separation of ownership from control is more pronounced in a

Apartnership
Bjoint-stock company
Csole proprietorship
Dconstimer co- operative society
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Question 19
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The government policy that encourages public corporations to operate profitably is 

Aliberalization
Bnationalization
Ccommercialization
Dindigenization
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Question 20
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Firms in perfect competition break even in the long-run because

Anew firms can not enter the market due to copyright laws.
Bmore firms can enter the industry due to attractive prof its.
Cmarginal revenue is greater than marginal cost at all levels.
Dprofits are not enough to repay traders' loans.
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Question 21
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The fixed cost of producing 100 units of a good is $600. If the variable cost is $400. the average total cost of one unit of the good is

A$4
B$6
C$8
D$10
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Question 22
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In the short-run, a firm can increase output by 

Aincreasing the size of its machines.
Bpurchasing more equipment.
Cchanging its organizational structure.
Dincreasing the quantity of raw materials.
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Question 23
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Which of the following best explains diseconomies of scale? Increase in output causes the

Aaverage cost to rise.
Bmarginal revenue to fall.
Cmarginal cost to fall.
Dfirm to be de- stabilized.
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Question 24
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The table below shows the supply and demand schedule for apples. Use it to answer question 17

 Price  ($)   Quantity demanded   Quantity supplied
 10  50  25
 20  35  35
 30  20  45
 40  5  55

 

At what price is excess supply equal to 25? 

A$10
B$30
C$30
D$40
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Question 25
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Minimum price legislation is used to protect the interests of 

ASmall scale producers.
Bforeign companies.
Cgovernment.
Dconsumers.
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Question 26
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The negative slope of the demand curve is best explained by

Aconsumer's choice.
Bincreasing returns to scale
Cdiminishing returns to scale
Ddiminishing marginal utility.
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Question 27
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If the coefficient of price elasticity of supply of a commodity is 0.8, then supply is 

Aperfectly elastic.
Bfairly inelastic.
Cperfectly inelastic.
Dfairly elastic.
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Question 28
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Other things being equal, an increase in the demand for land in the short-run will cause an increase in the 

Aprice only.
Bprice and supply.
Cquantity supplied only.
Dsupply only.
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Question 29
waec 2024

The diagram above shows the demand for milk. Use it to answer questions this question.

 

If demand for postal services decline as a result of increased use of e-mails, then the two services are in 

Acomposite demand.
Bderived demand.
Ccompetitive demand.
Dcomplementary demand.
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Question 30
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The diagram above shows the demand for milk. Use it to answer questions this question.

 

The movement from point x to z might have been caused by

Aa change in taste in favour of milk.
Ba decrease in price of milk.
Can increase in income of consumers.
Da favourable weather condition.
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