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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
jamb 2025

Acceptability , durability, homogeneity , and portability are all attributes of good

Amoney
Bmarkets
Cgovernment
DBANK
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Question 32
jamb 2025

The reward to land as a factor of production is

AInterest
Bwage
Crent
Dprofit
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Question 33
jamb 2025

One disadvantage of direct taxes is that they

Acan be evaded
Bare not rigid
Ccan be progressive
Dallocate scarce resources
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Question 34
jamb 2025

Which of the following is not a function of an insurance company?

 

ACollection of deposits from the public for investment
BEncouragement of savings habits through life assurances
CMobilization of funds through premiums collected
DGranting of loans on long-term basis for investment
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Question 35
jamb 2025

The greatest foreign exchange earner for Nigeria before the advent of petroleum was

 

Ahandicraft
Bagriculture
Cmining
Dmanufacturing
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Question 36
jamb 2025

Which of the following is necessary for the survival of small firms in West Africa?

 

AHigh transportation costs
BInadequate collaterals for bank loans
CGovernment assistance in the form of loans and tax holidays
DAccess to land for development
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Question 37
jamb 2025

The charging of different prices to different groups of buyers for the same goods or services is called?

AMonopolistic competition
BMonopoly
CPrice discrimination
DPrice determination
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Question 38
jamb 2025

Which of the following equation is appropriate for determining the Net Domestic Product (NDP)

 

ANDP = GNP - depreciation
BNDP = GDP - depreciation
CNDP = GDP x Net Income from abroad
DNDP - GDP + Net Income from abroad
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Question 39
jamb 2025

The transfer of ownership of a public enterprise to individual and firms is called

Arestructuring
BCommercialization
Cnationalization
Dprivatization
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Question 40
jamb 2025

Which of the following institutions is concerned with expanding developing countries' commodity trade?

 

AWorld Trade Organization (WTO)
BEconomic Commission for Africa (ECA)
CAfrican Development Bank (AfDB)
DUnited Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
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