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Question 351
waec 2011

Which of the following is not true of small companies ? they

ACannot benefit from economies of scale
BAre a good source of new jobs
CCan satisfy demand in specialist markets
DHave a good record of technical innovation
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Question 352
waec 2011

The following are features of subsistence agriculture except

Alittle capital
Bprocessing of raw materials
Csmall allotments of land
Duse of crude oil
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Question 353
waec 2011
which of the following is not a consequence of increased unemployment?
Aa fall in tax revenue for the government
Ba reduction in trade union's influence
Ca fall in death rate
Dan increase in the labour force
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Question 354
waec 2011

Natural growth rate of population can be defined as the

Adifference between birth rate and death rate
Bnumber of births in a year
Cincrease in the population growth in a year
Ddifference between the total population and the death rate
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Question 355
waec 2011

The grouping of the population according to the economic activities people engage in is

Aage distribution
Bsex distribution
Cgeographical distribution
Doccupational distribution
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Question 356
waec 2011

If the labour force of a country is 2.5 million and 2 million are employed , what is the unemployment rate?

A0.2%
B20%
C200%
D250%
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Question 357
waec 2011

Frictional unemployment can be reduced by

Aencouraging the use of retaining schemes
Bremoving barriers to labour mobility
Crestricting the introduction of new technology
Dlowering the level of wages paid to young people
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Question 358
waec 2011

The increase in population growth in big cities is referred to as

Asettlement
Bmigration
Cindustrialization
Durbanization
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Question 359
waec 2011

One good reason for the elimination of middle men is that they

Acause increase in price
Bhelp in price stability
Cgrade and blend goods
Dare too many
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Question 360
waec 2011

A firm's main aim is to

Asurvive the business
Bmaximize profits
Cincrease its market share
Dsatisfy the ambition of its managers
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Question 361
waec 2011

If there are no barriers to entering a market, it means that

Aanyone can become a buyer or a seller
Bunwanted goods can always enter the market
Cthe market becomes a dumping ground
Dthe goods are not inspected
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Question 362
waec 2011

In which of the following markets does a firm have power to make super normal profits both in the short run and long run?

AMonopoly
BDuopoly
COligopoly
DMonopsony
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Question 363
waec 2011

A market structure where profit is maximized when marginal revenue, marginal cost and price are equal is known as

Aperfect competition
Bmonopoly
Coligopoly
Dimperfect competition
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Question 364
waec 2011

A firm will shut down in the long run if its earning is

Aless than normal profit
Bgreater than normal profit
Cequal to super normal profit
Dless than super normal profit
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Question 365
waec 2011

The resource used in production are called

Avariable inputs
Bfactors of production
Ccapital for production
Dfixed inputs
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Question 366
waec 2011

which of the following does not change in the short run?

AVariable cost
Bmarginal cost
Ctotal cost
Dfixed cost
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Question 367
waec 2011

The type of production that involve the tapping and harnessing of natural resources is

Aprimary production
Bsecondary production
Ctertiary production
Dindustrial production
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Question 368
waec 2011

which of the following is not true about land?

Athe supply is fixed
Bland is mobile
Cit is subject to diminishing returns
Dland is heterogeneous
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Question 369
waec 2011

A rational consumer is one who

Aspends his income to maximize satisfaction
Bis not influenced by advertisemment
Cbehaves in a particular way all the time
Dknows the price of all goods and buys the cheapest
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Question 370
waec 2011

When total utility is constant, it means marginal utility is

Aincreasing
Bzero
Cdecreasing
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