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Question 321
waec 2020

A country is allowed to import just 50,000 tonnes of rice annually. This describes 

Adevaluation
Btariff
Cembargo
Dquota
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Question 322
waec 2020

A country should embark on development planning to ensure that

Ait becomes popular among the comity of nations
Bit also does what others are doing
Cits scarce productive resources are efficiently utilized
Dthe nation is able to contribute its own quota to international organizations.
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Question 323
waec 2020

Expenditure on food takes a large proportion of the incomes of people in

Aindustrialized countries
Badvanced countries
Cdeveloping countries
Dcapitalist countries
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Question 324
waec 2020

Mr. X and Mrs. Y pay $500.00 and $1,400.00 as taxes on their earning of S5,000.00 and $7,000.00 respectively. The system of taxation employed is

Aspecific tax
Bproportional tax
Cregressive tax
Dprogressive tax
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Question 325
waec 2020

During inflation, the appropriate fiscal measure to adopt is to

Aincrease indirect taxes
Bincrease direct taxes
Creduce personal income tax
Dincrease government expenditure
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Question 326
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Tools of monetary policy do not include

Aopen market operations
Breserve requirement
Cbank rate
Dtax and public expenditure
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Question 327
waec 2020

The central bank Can reduce the ability of commercial banks to give out loans by 

Araising the bank rates
Breducing special deposits
Creducing the liquidity ratio
Dissuing more currency
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Question 328
waec 2020

Governments in West Africa can curtail inflation by 

Apurchasing securities in the open market
Bselling securities in the open market
Cencouraging importation of goods from all countries
Dencouraging banks to lend for
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Question 329
waec 2020

Which of the following factors may lead to the underestimation of national income figures?

AAvailability of skilled statisticians
BHigh volume of exports
CEmigration of skilled workers to foreign countries
DSubsistence production 
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Question 330
waec 2020

Money would cease to be a good store of value when 

Aprices of goods and services are falling slowly
Bthere is a high level of unemployment 
Cprices of goods and services are rising rapidly
Dprices of go0ds and services are rising slowing 
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Question 331
waec 2020

Inflation may occur if 

Arate of productivity is higher than the wage rate
Bprices fluctuate during a particular season of the year
Cwage increase is granted without an increase in productivity
Dthe government embarks on restrictive monetary policies
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Question 332
waec 2020

How is NNP at factor cost derived from GNP at market prices? 

AGNP - Depreciation + Indirect taxes + Subsidies
BGNP Depreciation -
Indirect taxes + Subsidies
CGNP + Depreciation
Indirect taxes - Subsidies
DGNP+
Depreciation- Indirect taxes + Subsidies 
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Question 333
waec 2020

Which of the following are intermediate products?

ACement and steel
BFurniture and shirt
CHandkerchief and shoe
DTable and door 
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Question 334
waec 2020

Import substitution as a strategy of industrialization is the 

Areplacement of locally produced goods with imported ones
Bdevelopment of locally produced goods with imported ones
Cestablishment of firms to process imported raw materials
Dact of using local inputs to produce goods for export
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Question 335
waec 2020

The location of iron and steel industry at a place is due to 

Aeasy access to raw materials
Baccess to cheap labour
Cgovernment policy
Dgood infrastructure
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Question 336
waec 2020

Which of the following problem has the least effect on agricultural productivity in West Africa?

AIncidence of pests and diseases
BUnfavourable weather conditions
CUrban-rural migration
DIlliteracy
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Question 337
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Labor productivity is defined as 

Aoutput per man-hour
Baverage Output
Cthe maximum number of hours Worked
Dtotal output of labour 
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Question 338
waec 2020

In the long run, as individuals receive higher wages, it causes

Ademand for food to decrease
Bdemand for leisure to decrease
Csupply of normal goods to decrease
Dsupply of labour to decrease
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Question 339
waec 2020

Which function of the wholesaler enables him to stabilize prices? 

AWarehousing goods
BAdvertising the goods
CGranting credit to retailers
DTransporting goods 
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Question 340
waec 2020

The public sector in a mixed economy is not always because of

Abureaucratic practice
Bthe desire to make huge change
Cthe activities of shareholders
D
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