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Question 21
waec 2012

The demand curve for a commodity is downward sloping because the consumer will pay

Aless as the marginal utility falls
Bmore as the marginal utility falls
Cless as the total utility falls
Dmore as the average utility falls
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Question 22
waec 2012

A demand schedule shows the quantities of goods that are

Abought at given price at a time
Bsupplied at given prices at a time
Cproduced at given prices at a time
Dreserved for future consumption
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Question 23
waec 2012

Where a commodity takes an insignificant proportion of the consumer's income, demand for it will be

Aunitary elastic
Bprice inelastic
Cfairly elatic
Dincome inelastic
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Question 24
waec 2012

Which of the following best describes the mode? the

Aobservation with the highest frequency
Baverage of two middle numbers
Citem that occupies the middle position
Ddifference of two extreme values
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Question 25
waec 2012

A condition for consumer utility maximization is

Aequality of the ratio of marginal utilities and the ratio of prices
Bequality of the ratio of average utilities and the ratio of prices
Cequality of the marginal utility to total utility ratio for both commodities
Dtotal utility and marginal utility must be zero
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Question 26
waec 2012

If a 6% decrease in price results in more than 6% decrease in quantity supplied, supply can be regarded as

Aelastic
Bunitary elastic
Cperfectly inelastic
Dperfectly elastic
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Question 27
waec 2012

A shift in the demand curve indicates

Aexceptional demand
Bchange in demand
Cchange in quantity demanded
Delasticity of demand
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Question 28
waec 2012

Visible balance is also known as

Aterms of trade
Bbalance of payments
Cbalance of trade
Dcapital balance
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Question 29
waec 2012

Which of the following problems arises where there are more than one technically possible methods of production

AWhere to produce
Bfor whom to produce
Chow to produce
Dwhat to produce
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Question 30
jamb 2012

From this diagram, the minimum wage OW will lead to

Afull employment of resources
Bunemployment
Cinflation
Dfull employment of factors of production
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Question 31
jamb 2012

To move from point M to K, the consumer has to increase the

Aconsumption of X and reduce the consumption of Y
Bexpenditure on Y
Cexpenditure on X
Dconsumption of Y and reduce the consumption of X
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Question 32
jamb 2012

The consumer is at equilibrium at point

AN
BP
CM
DK
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Question 33
jamb 2012

From the above, calculate the price elasticity of demand

A5.0
B2.0
C1.0
D0.5
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Question 34
jamb 2012

If the GDP is N60 billion, what is the difference between the contributions of oil and manufacturing sectors?

AN11.7 billion
BN13.3 billion
CN21.7 billion
DN26.6 billion
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Question 35
jamb 2012

The percentage contribution of Agricultural sector is

A67.5
B40.0
C32.4
D25.0
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Question 36
jamb 2012

The reward on machinery and equipment in the process of production is known as

Aprofit
Binterest
Crent
Dwages
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Question 37
jamb 2012

One of the functions of ECOWAS is to

Aprovide funds for infrastructural development
Bdetermine prices of exports
Credistribute income among citizens
Dprovide employment for citizens of member nations
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Question 38
jamb 2012

A deficit balance of payments is measured by subtracting the debits from the credits in the

Acurrent account
Bcurrent and capital accounts
Ccurrent and escrow accounts
Dcapital and escrow accounts
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Question 39
jamb 2012

In a village of 50 persons, 10 immigrated, 25 died and 5 emigrated in year. Determine the total population

A10
B20
C30
D50
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Question 40
jamb 2012

The Malthusian theory was concerned about the relationship between

Apopulation growth rates of the rich and the poor nations
Bpopulation density and national income
Cpopulation growth rate and natural resources
Dage distribution of population
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