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Question 21
waec 2024

The law of demand will not hold when

Anormal goods are involved.
Bsize of the population changes.
Crare commodities are involved.
Dincomes of consumers increase.
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Question 22
waec 2024

If the quantity demanded of rice de- creased from 150 bags to 100 bags, the percentage change in quantity demanded is

A30.0 %
B33.3 %
C50.0%
D66.7%
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Question 23
waec 2024

When total revenue increases as price falls, the coefficient of price elasticity of demand is 

Agreater than one.
Bone
Cless than one
Dzero
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Question 24
waec 2024

Price elasticity of demand is the responsiveness of quantity demanded to a change in

Ademand for the product.
Bprice of another product.
Cincome of the buyer.
Dprice of the product.
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Question 25
waec 2024

 If the budget on education is $50 m out of an annual national budget of $300 m. The sector of a pie chart representing education is 

A16.6°
B60°
C150°
D300°
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Question 26
waec 2024

A major feature of the socialist economic system is 

Asetting of production targets by public authorities.
Bfreedom of choice for consumers.
Cdetermination of price by market forces.
Dprivate ownership of productive inputs.
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Question 27
waec 2024

The pursuit of private profits is a feature of

Acommand economies.
BSocialist economies.
Ccapitalist economies.
Dstatutory corporations.
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Question 28
waec 2024

Which of the following is not a feature of labour?

AIt is an active factor
BIt is highly mobile
CIts reward is wages or salaries
DIts efficiency depends on its size
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Question 29
waec 2024

Points within a Production Possibilities Curve (PPC) indicate 

Aoptimum production levels.
Battainable but inefficient production levels.
Cunattainable production levels.
Dattainable and efficient production levels.
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Question 30
waec 2024

There is scarcity when

Athe means exceed society's wants.
Bdemand for resources is greater than its supply.
Cproductive resources are in excess.
Dsupply of resources is greater than its demand.
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Question 31
jamb 2024

The use of tax and expenditure policy to regulate the economy is known as

Amonetary policy
Bphysical measures
Cderegulation
Dfiscal policy
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Question 32
jamb 2024

Under perfect competition, a profit maximizing firm will hire labour up to the point where the last unit of labor adds

Aless to TR as to TC
Bas much to TR as to TC
Cmore to TC than to TR
Dless to TC than to TR
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Question 33
jamb 2024

The problem of "how to produce" in any economy is solved by

Acombining capital and labour intensive methods of production
Badopting the least cost method of production
Cusing capital intensive method of production
Demploying the services of a manager
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Question 34
jamb 2024

Which of the following is the correct order in the chain of distribution?

AConsumer -> Distributor → Retailer → Producer
BProducer → Wholesaler → Retailer → Consumer
CRetailer → Consumer → Producer → Wholesaler
DProducer → Consumer → Retailer → Wholesaler
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Question 35
jamb 2024

Which of the following is NOT associated with minimum price legislation?

Awastages of resources
Bexcess supply
Cexcess demand
Dunemployment
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Question 36
jamb 2024

An economy in which decision of what to produce is taken partly by private individuals and state is referred to as Economy.

Acommunist
Bmixed
Csocialist
Dcapitalist
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Question 37
jamb 2024

A major characteristics of a firm operating at a long-run equilibrium position is that

Aaverage variable cost is fixed
Ball costs can be varied
Conly variable cost changes
Dfixed cost can not be changed
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Question 38
jamb 2024

The trade-off between two commodities along the Production Possibility Curve (PPC) shows

Atransferable output
Bunattainable combination
Cscarcity principle
Dopportunity cost principle
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Question 39
jamb 2024

The demand for factors of production is said to be

Ajoint
Bcomplementary
Cderived
Dcomposite
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Question 40
jamb 2024

If two bags of rice were sold for #1,250 a month ago and two weeks later, the same amount was used to procure one bag. This simply means that the value of money is

Aconstant
Bfluctuating
Cincreasing
Ddecreasing
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