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Question 341
waec 2012

A demand schedule shows the quantities of goods that are

Abought at given price at a time
Bsupplied at given prices at a time
Cproduced at given prices at a time
Dreserved for future consumption
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Question 342
waec 2012

Where a commodity takes an insignificant proportion of the consumer's income, demand for it will be

Aunitary elastic
Bprice inelastic
Cfairly elatic
Dincome inelastic
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Question 343
waec 2012

Which of the following best describes the mode? the

Aobservation with the highest frequency
Baverage of two middle numbers
Citem that occupies the middle position
Ddifference of two extreme values
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Question 344
waec 2012

A condition for consumer utility maximization is

Aequality of the ratio of marginal utilities and the ratio of prices
Bequality of the ratio of average utilities and the ratio of prices
Cequality of the marginal utility to total utility ratio for both commodities
Dtotal utility and marginal utility must be zero
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Question 345
waec 2012

If a 6% decrease in price results in more than 6% decrease in quantity supplied, supply can be regarded as

Aelastic
Bunitary elastic
Cperfectly inelastic
Dperfectly elastic
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Question 346
waec 2012

A shift in the demand curve indicates

Aexceptional demand
Bchange in demand
Cchange in quantity demanded
Delasticity of demand
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Question 347
waec 2012

Visible balance is also known as

Aterms of trade
Bbalance of payments
Cbalance of trade
Dcapital balance
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Question 348
waec 2012

Which of the following problems arises where there are more than one technically possible methods of production

AWhere to produce
Bfor whom to produce
Chow to produce
Dwhat to produce
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Question 349
waec 2011

A rise in government expenditure can lead to

Ahigher inflation
Bhigher unemployment
Clower profits for industries
Dlower importation of raw materials by industries
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Question 350
waec 2011

When governments wants to discourage consumption, they tax goods whose demand is

Aprice inelastic
Babnormal in nature
Cprice elastic
Dnormal in nature
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Question 351
waec 2011

One profitable form of business undertaken by the commercial banks is

Athe issuing of cheques
Bthe payment of standing order
Clending money to borrowers
Daccepting cheques from customers
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Question 352
waec 2011

Deposit held in a commercial bank are part of

Amoney supply
Btransfer payments
Cordinary shares
Dtreasury bills
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Question 353
waec 2011

Cost push inflation is caused by a

Arise in the cost of production
Bdecrease in the transportation cost
Crise in demand for goods
Ddecrease in the cost of production
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Question 354
waec 2011

The demand for money to take advantage of changes in bond prices is the

Aunforeseen motive
Btransaction motive
Cspeculative motive
Dprecautionary motive
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Question 355
waec 2011

A fall in national output will necessitate

Aa rise in expenditure on imports
Ba rise in the level of savings
Can increase in the consumption of expenditure
Da rise in the standard of living
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Question 356
waec 2011

When a country's net income from abroad is added to its total output, the result is

Agross domestic product
Bnet national product
Cgross national product
Dnet domestic product
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Question 357
waec 2011

A tax is regressive if the

Arate of tax is constant at all income levels
Brate of tax decrease as income increases
Crate of tax increases as income increases
Dtax is direct rather than indirect
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Question 358
waec 2011

National income is used to measure

Aa country's population size
Ba country's economic growth
Cthe human level of development
Dthe flow of imports to a country
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Question 359
waec 2011

The production strategy used in an over-populated country is

Aimport substitution
Bcapital intensive
Clabour intensive
Dfirst come first employed
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Question 360
waec 2011

The effect of privatization on the industrial sector of a country is that it

Aensures efficiency
Bdiscourages efficiency
Cleads to decrease in output
Dleads to liquidation
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