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Question 421
waec 2008
The indicator of the value of money is
Athe general price level
Bthe equilibruim price
Cconsumer''s income
Dthe interest rate
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Question 422
waec 2008
A continuous fall in the general price level is called
Arecession
Bdepression
Cdeflation
Dstagflation
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Question 423
waec 2008
The supply of money in the economy includes
Abank notes only
Bbank note and coins
Cbank notes and bank deposits
Dbank notes, coins and bank deposits
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Question 424
waec 2008
Since money is demanded for what it can buy, the demand is said to be
Aderived
Bjoint
Ccomposite
Dcomplementary
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Question 425
waec 2008
A medium of exchange which is generally acceptable is
Abater
Ba cheque
Cgovernment bond
Dmoney
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Question 426
waec 2008
The national income off a country can be estimated through the
Aoutput approach
Binput approach
Cempirical approach
Dcensus approach
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Question 427
waec 2008
Which of the following is a disadvantage of large scale production?
Amarket economies
Bmanagerial economies
Cpersonal organization
Ddivision of labour
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Question 428
waec 2008
Which of the following is a disadvantage of large scale production?
Amarket economies
Bmanagerial economies
Cpersonal organization
Ddivision of labour
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Question 429
waec 2008
industry can be define as
Aseveral firms producing different commodities
Bgroup of firms producing similar commodities
Cdifferent firms producing equal number of commodities
Dmany firms producing for exports
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Question 430
waec 2008
the main objective of specialization is to
Aallocate resources
Blimit worker's skills
Cincrease the use of labour
Dincrease productivity
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Question 431
waec 2008
agriculture plays a dominant role in our country because
Ait is the main source of energy
Bit employs more than 50% of the total labour force
Cit supplies all the industrial inputs
Dthere are large plantations of cocoa, groundnut and palm oil
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Question 432
waec 2008
The employer's demand curve for labour is represented by the
Amarginal product curve of labour
Btotal product curve of labour
Caverage product curve of labour
Dtotal cost curve of labour
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Question 433
waec 2008
The trade unions in West Africa have achieved the following for the workers except
Aincreased wages
Bbetter condition of services
Ccompetitive determination of wage rate
Dimproved welfare facilities
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Question 434
waec 2008
which of the following does not affect a country's population?
Abirth rate
Bdeath rate
CEmigration
Dunemployment
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Question 435
waec 2008

During a sale by auction, the price at which the goods finally sold is determined mostly by

Acompetition between buyers and sellers
Bcompetition among buyers
Ccompetition among sellers
Dgovernment policy
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Question 436
waec 2008
The purely competitive firm should close down when its price is less than its
Aaverage variable cost
Btotal fixed cost
Caverage total cost
Dmarginal cost
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Question 437
waec 2008
equilibrium under perfect competition requires that
AMC = MR but AR < AC
BMR = MC = AR = AC
CAC = AR < MC
DTR < TC
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Question 438
waec 2008
A market situation with a larger number of firms selling closely related but, differentiated products is
Amonopolistic competition
Bperfect competition
Cmonopoly
Dmonopsony
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Question 439
waec 2008
the monopolist can determine
Aprice and output
Bprice only
Coutput only
Dprice or output
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Question 440
waec 2008

The main characteristics of an ordinary shares are

Amaximum risk, fixed dividends, voting rights
Bminimum risks, fixed dividends, no voting rights
Cmaximum risks, variable dividends, voting rights
Dminimum risks. fixed dividends, no voting rights
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