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Question 21
waec 2014

To control inflation, the central bank of a country may adopt

Aan expansionary monetary policy
Ba restrictive monetary policy
Can increased wage policy
Da deficit financing policy
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Question 22
waec 2014

A normal supply curve has a positive slope which indicates that

Asellers are willing to sell more at a lower price
Bsellers are indifferent to prices
Csellers are willing to sell more at a higher price
Dthere is always a fixed supply
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Question 23
waec 2014

Households make economic decisions because they want to

Amake more profit
Bincrease their salaries and wages
Cincrease their purchases
Dmaximize their satisfaction
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Question 24
waec 2014

Which of following is not a feature of socialism?

ACollective ownership of productive resources
BFreedom of enterprise
Cproduction is not based on the profit motive
DMaximization of public welfare
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Question 25
waec 2014

In a centrally planned economy, what to produce is

Adetermined by the forces of demand and spply
Bdriven by profit motive
Cdetermined by consumers
Dthe responsibility of state's bureaucrats
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Question 26
waec 2014

A basic economic problem of any society is

Ahigh level of illiteracy
Birregular power supply
Cpopulation growth
Dresource allocation
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Question 27
waec 2014

Human want are unlimited because

Aproduction is inadequate
Bresources have alternative uses
Cnew wants always rise
Dresources are limited
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Question 28
jamb 2014

Given that Qd = 40-2P and Qs = 6P+24. Calculate the equilibrium price.

A34
B32
C36
D16
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Question 29
jamb 2014

From the table above, find the values of E and F respectively

A27 and 1
B68 and 12
C28 and 5
D12 and 19
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Question 30
jamb 2014

From the table above, Calculate the price elasticity of supply

A0.50
B0.80
C2.00
D1.25
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Question 31
jamb 2014
From the graph above, the consumer will attain equilibrium at point
AJ
BK
CL
DM
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Question 32
jamb 2014
A combination of factors responsible for a shift from DoDo to D1D1 are
Aconsumers income and change in technology
Bprice of the commodity and weather conditions
Cconsumers income and population size
Dconsumers taste and change in price
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Question 33
jamb 2014

If the national income is 60m, the contribution of the manufacturing sector is

A18m
B17m
C12m
D9m
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Question 34
jamb 2014

What is the percentage contribution of services to the national income?

A15%
B10%
C54%
D24%
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Question 35
jamb 2014

The labour force of a country is determined by the

Aage structure of the population
Bgeographical distribution of the population
Csex distribution of the population
Dnumber of people available for work
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Question 36
jamb 2014
The major determinant of the total volume of output in an economy is the
Alevel of total expenditure
Bcomposition of consumer spending
Cnumber of farmers
Dsize of the labour force
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Question 37
jamb 2014

The main objective of WTO is to

Aensure adequate protection of infant industries
Bprovide a mechanism for tariff reduction
Cassist countries with chronic balance of payments problem
Dassist developing countries to execute developmental projects
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Question 38
jamb 2014

If the importation of a commodity is limited to a definite quantity, the trade control measure imposed is

Aexcise duties
Bimport duties
Cquotas
Dtariff
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Question 39
jamb 2014

A major determinant of floating exchange rate is

Athe highest denomination of the currency
Ban Act of the parliament
Cthe system of government
Dthe forest of demand and supply
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Question 40
jamb 2014

An accurate population census is important in other to

Aproduce more food for the growing population
Bprovide employment opportunities for the people
Cestimate a country's per capita income
Dfast track industrial development
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