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Question 191
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 192
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 193
waec 2018

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 194
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 195
waec 2018

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 196
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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 197
waec 2018

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 198
waec 2018

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 199
waec 2018

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 200
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 201
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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Question 202
waec 2018

palm oil and palm kernel are in?

Ajoint supply
Bcompetitive demand
Ccompetitive supply
Dcomplementary demand
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Question 203
waec 2018

an exceptional demand curve can result from?

Aincrease in prices of raw materials
Bincrease in the size of the population
Cexpectation of future price increase
Dchange in taste of the consumer
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Question 204
waec 2018

goods whose demand vary directly with money income are called?

Ainferior goods
Bcomplementary goods
Csubstitutes
Dnormal goods
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Question 205
waec 2018

if the price of commodity X rises and consumers shift to commodity Y, then commodity X and Y are?

Asubstitutes
Bcomplements
Cinferior goods
Dbought goods
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Question 206
waec 2018

a downward sloping demand curve means that?

Atotal revenue declines as price is lowered
Bdemand falls as output rises
Cdemand falls as output falls
Dprice must be lowered to sell more
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Question 207
waec 2018

producers operating in a free market economy are more efficient as a resulf of?

Athe existence of competition
Bthe very few number of participants
Cthe commitment of the shareholders
Dgovernment regulation of their activities
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Question 208
waec 2018

the organisation of productive factors is the reponsibility of the?

Amanagement
Bentrepreneur
Cproduction manager
Dlabour union
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Question 209
waec 2018

which of the following is not emphasized in a production possibility curve

Ascarcity of resources
Beconomic development
Cinefficiency in the use of resources
Dunemployment of labour
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Question 210
waec 2018

Economic problem arise in all society because?

Aresources are mismanaged by leaders
Bthere is no proper planning
Cresources are not in adequate supply
Dthe services of economist are not employed
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