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Question 361
waec 2011

A consumer purchasing a commodity X will maximize his satisfaction if

APx = MUx
BPx ≥ MUx
CPx > MUx
DPx < MUx
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Question 362
waec 2011

price fixed above the equilibrium is to

Aprotect agricultural producers
Bdiscourage agricultural producers
Clower the price of agricultural producers
Dfavour consumers
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Question 363
waec 2011

if the current price of an apple is twice that of last year, it implies that the value of money is

Astable
Bfalling
Crising
Dgetting stronger
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Question 364
waec 2011

A supply curve which is vertical has an elasticity co-efficient of

A0.0
B0.5
C1.5
D2
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Question 365
waec 2011

Palm oil and palm kernel have

Acompetitive supply
Bexcess supply
Cjoint supply
Dcomposite supply
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Question 366
waec 2011

If a 20% rise in price of Whiskey leads to a 30% increase in quantity demanded of Schnapps, the cross elasticity of demand is

A3.0
B2.5
C2.3
D1.5
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Question 367
waec 2011

The co-efficient of income elasticity of demand for inferior goods is

Apositive
Bequal to one
Cless than one
Dnegative
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Question 368
waec 2011

A normal demand curve slopes

Adownward from left to right
Bupwards from right to left
Cdownwards from right to left
Dupwards from left to right
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Question 369
waec 2011

An arrangement of data in rows and columns is referred to as

Agraph
Bbar chart
Cpie chart
Dtable
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Question 370
waec 2011

The production possibility curve (PPC) indicates that as more of one good is produced.

Aless of the other goods is produced
Bthe same quantity of the other good is produced
Cmore of the other good is produced
Dnone of the other good is produced
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Question 371
waec 2011

The difference between the money cost and the real cost of any item is that

Areal cost is the alternative forgone while the money cost is the actual amount paid for buying the item
Bthe real cost is the opportunity cost, while the money cost is the marginal cost
Cmoney cost is the opportunity cost, while the real cost is the actual cost in monetary terms
Dmoney cost is always greater than the real cost
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Question 372
waec 2011

Human wants are

Alimited
Bscarce
Cunlimited
Din grades
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Question 373
waec 2010

Which of the following is not an international economic organization?

AEconomic Commission for Africa (ECA)
BAfrican Development Bank (ADB)
CWorld Health Organization (WHO)
DInternational Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Question 374
waec 2010

Which of the following is not a member of the Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS)?

ACape Verde
BSenegal
CCameroon
DNiger
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Question 375
waec 2010

In order to stabilize oil price in the world market, there is the need for OPEC members to

Aalways have budget deficit
Bencourage competition among themselves
Cadhere to production quotas
Dfix the price of non-oil products
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Question 376
waec 2010

A country's balance of payment is deficit when

Aa country's payment for imports of visible goods are greater than her receipts from exports of visible goods
Bthe total receipts from her exports of visible and invisible goods are greater than her payments for visible and invisible imports
Cit can record a surplus on current account of her balance of payment accounts
Dthe total payment for visible and invisible imports are greater than the total receipts from her exports of visible and invisible goods
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Question 377
waec 2010

Which of the following group of accounts make up the balance of payments?

Athe current account multiple account and capital account
BMonetary movement account;company account and international account
Ccash acount; double entry account and current account
DCapital account; current account and monetary movement account
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Question 378
waec 2010

Dumping means the selling of a good in a foreign market at a price that is

Abelow the home market price
Babove the home market price
Cequal to the home market price
Dable to clear the home market price
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Question 379
waec 2010

When the demand for a good is fairly inelastic, the burden of an indirect tax falls

Amore on the consumers of the goods
Bmore on the sellers of the goods
Con sellers and consumers equally
Dcompletely on the capital
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Question 380
waec 2010

A component of the national debt of a country is

Ataxation
Bbank saving
Cthe budget
Dtreasury bills
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