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Question 21
waec 2025

The coefficient of price elasticity of supply of land is usually

 

Aless than one
Bone
Czero
Dgreater than one
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Question 22
waec 2025

An increase in market supply is caused by the following factors except

 

Aan increase in the price of the commodity
Ba reduction in the cost of raw materials
Ca favourable weather condition
Dan improvement in innovation and technology
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Question 23
waec 2025

What will be the reaction of consumers in a market if there is a fall in the price of the substitute of commodity X?

 

ADemand for the substitute of commodity X will decrease
BDemand for commodity X will decrease
CSupply of both commodity X and its substitute will increase
DPrice of commodity X will increase
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Question 24
waec 2025

The demand for wood and labour is an example of

 

Aderived demand
Beffective demand
Ccompetitive demand
Dcomplementary demand
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Question 25
waec 2025

An increase in rice harvest, all things being equal, may cause

 

Aprice to increase substantially
Bfarmer's incomes to be more than doubled
Cprice to fall substantially
Ddemand to fall substantially
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Question 26
waec 2025

One way of obtaining the median of a given data is to

 

Aarrange the data in either ascending or descending order and find what item divides the set in two equal parts
Barrange the data in descending order and add each item to the least
Csum the value and divide by the number of items
Darrange the data in ascending order and subtract each item from the mean
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Question 27
waec 2025

When a commodity market operates without government interference, commodities are distributed through

 

Athe operation of price mechanism
Bretailers only
Ca central planning committee
Dgovernment distribution agencies
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Question 28
waec 2025

The distinguishing function of an entrepreneur is

 

Aplanning
Bcontrol
Crisk-bearing
Dmanagement
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Question 29
waec 2025

A consumer with $10 needs a dress, a pair of shoes, a handbag and jewellery costing $20, $10, $7 and $3 respectively. The
opportunity cost of buying the pair of shoes is the

 

Adress
Bjewellery
Chandbag and jewellery
Ddress and jewellery
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Question 30
waec 2025

The study of economics is important to every society because it

 

Ahelps producers to know what to produce
Brestore equilibrium between producers and consumers
Cenables individuals to satisfy all their wants
Dhelps in the utilization of scarce resources
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Question 31
waec 2024

Exploitation of solid minerals in developing countries can stabilize their revenue base mainly because it helps in 

Apromoting a mono-economy.
Bthe transfer of technology.
Cthe diversification of the economy.
Dthe provision of energy.
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Question 32
waec 2024

One major achievement of the Eco- nomic Commission for Africa (ECA) is the 

Asetting up of the African Development Bank (AfDB).
Bprovision of long-term loans to non-members.
Creduction of balance of payments problems in Africa.
Dremoving the gap between African countries and the rich nations.
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Question 33
waec 2024

Harmonised monetary and fiscal policies is a feature of 

Aa free trade area.
Ban economic union.
Ca customs union.
Da common market.
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Question 34
waec 2024

Short-term deficits in the current account of the balance of payments can be financed by balancing with the 

Ainvisible account.
Bcapital account.
Cvisible account.
Dnational income account.
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Question 35
waec 2024

Terms of trade is favourable when the 

Avalue of visible imports is greater than that of visible exports.
Bprice on imports is greater than that of exports
Cpayments on imports is greater than receipts from exports.
Dprice of exports is rising faster than that of imports.
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Question 36
waec 2024

Devaluation of currency will help to correct balance of payments deficit if a country's 

Aexports have perfectly inelastic demand.
Bimports have inelastic demand.
Cexports have elastic demand.
Dproductivity is low.
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Question 37
waec 2024

Balance of payments is defined as the 

Adifference between the values of visible imports and visible exports.
Brecord of financial transactions between a country and the rest of the world.
Crelationship between prices of exports and prices of imports.
Ddifference between a country's expected revenue and proposed expenditure
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Question 38
waec 2024

One indicator of the low level of cap ital formation in developing countries is

Alow per capita income.
Bhigh rate of investment.
Clow importation of consumer goods.
Dhigh rate of household savings
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Question 39
waec 2024

An increase in a country's production capacity usually leads to economic 

Adevelopment.
Bstability.
Cgrowth
Defficiency.
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Question 40
waec 2024

A commodity with perfectly inelastic demand has the burden of tax borne by 

Aboth the sellers and the buyers.
Bthe buyers alone.
Cthe government alone.
Dboth the buyers and the government.
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