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Question 21
waec 2023

National income is calculated mainly to

Adetermine how income is to shared
Bhelp firms generate more funds
Cdetermine aid to to be received from other nations
Ddetermine the level of sectoral performance
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Question 22
waec 2023

At what point on the total product curve shown above will marginal product be negative?

AQ
BS
CR
DP
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Question 23
waec 2023

To overcome the problem of double counting under the expenditure approach,

Aspending on intermediate goods and inputs are considered
Bvalued added method is used
Cproper accounting standards must be used
Donly spending on final goods are considered
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Question 24
waec 2023

A government may cause a favourable change in her invisible trade account by

Adeveloping tourism and other services
Bimposing high tariff on exports
Cencouraging people to go for medical treatment abroad
Dincreasing the export of her primary products
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Question 25
waec 2023

Industries are sometimes located in areas which are not profitable so as to

Aencourage rural-urban migration
Bbe able to even-out development
Cbring about external economies of scale
Dbe able to reap internal economies of scale
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Question 26
waec 2023

The supply of light could be met using a candle, lantern and gas lamp. This is an example of a

Acomplementary supply
Babnormal supply
Cjoint supply
Dcomposite supply
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Question 27
waec 2023

A monopolist may enjoy abnormal profit only if its

Amarginal cost exceeds marginal revenue
Bdemand curve is perfectly elastic
Cexpenditure on advertisement increases
Dprice exceeds average total cost
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Question 28
waec 2023

If the government stops subsidy on cocoa production, the supply curve of cocoa will

Abecome vertical
Bremain unchanged
Cshift to the left
Dshift to the right
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Question 29
waec 2023

The demand for a factor input as a result of the demand for its output is known as

Amarket demand
Bcomplementary demand
Ccompetitive demand
Dderived demand
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Question 30
waec 2023

Which of the following is a non-renewable natural resources?

ARubber
BOil palm
CCoal
DCocoa
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Question 31
jamb 2023

Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of developing countries?

AHigh unemployment
BMono- product economy
CHigh capital formation
DLow saving
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Question 32
jamb 2023

Given the table demonstrating the law of diminishing marginal utility below, what is the value of X?
 

  

No. of oranges Consumed

Total Utility Average Utility

Marginal Utility

                          1         9              9               -
                          2         16              8               x
                          3         24              8               6
                          4         30              7.5               4
                          5         34              6.8               y
                          6         36              6               2
                          7         36              5.1               0

 

A0.5
B7
C0
D8
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Question 33
jamb 2023

Economics is often described as a science because it

Aemploys the use of laboratory experiments
Buse scientific methods to explain observed phenomena
Cmake use of controlled experiments
Dengages accurate predication of human beings
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Question 34
jamb 2023

Which of the following must be true to have a closed economy with no government, and yet the value of the investmet multiplier still increase?

AMarginal propensity to save has fallen
BActual investment had fallen
CAverage propensity to invest has fallen
DActual saving has fallen
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Question 35
jamb 2023

Overpopulation is caused by

Aemigration
Bdisease
Clow Literacy rates
Dwar and conflicts
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Question 36
jamb 2023

The number of people who are qualified to work and who offered themselves for employment are called

Amobility of labour
Bworking population
Cmigrant labour
Dlabour turnover
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Question 37
jamb 2023

Which of the following will cause an increase in cost of production?

AHyper-inflation
BCost push inflation
CStructural inflation
DDemand pull inflation
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Question 38
jamb 2023

Institutions serving as links between surplus and deficit units can be identified as

Atax officers
Bpension offices
Cfinancial intermediates
Dacceptance houses
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Question 39
jamb 2023

------------- is NOT the cause of balance of payments (BOP) deficits in Nigeria

APoor performance of non-oil sector
BExport promotion
CNo import substitution strategies
DHigh servicing of debt
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Question 40
jamb 2023

In a two by two model of international trade, it is assumed that

Aboth countries could gain from trade at the same time, but term of trade is inconsequential for the distribution of the gains
Bboth countries could gain from trade at the same time, but the volume of the gains depends on terms of trade
Cneither country could ever gain from trade since term of trade is depends on the distribution of the gains from trade
Dboth countries could gain from trade at the same time, and the volume of the gains does not depend on terms of trade
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