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Question 431
waec 2008

A business outfit is said to be a public limited company when it

Ais owned by the government
Boperates as a public corporations
Cis run by the public
Dsells its shares to members of the public
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Question 432
waec 2008

Revenue is the

Acost of good multiplied by the quantity sold
Bprice of goods multiplied by the quantity sold
Cquantity of goods plus purchase price
Dquantity supplied less quantity sold
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Question 433
waec 2008

Which of the following is regarded as fixed cost?

Aexpenditure on raw materials
Bexpenditure on fuel
Cexpenditure on power
Drent on land
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Question 434
waec 2008

The transformation curve slopes indicate that

Aopportunity cost of producing one commodity for another
Bopportunity cost of producing two commodities at a time
Csales of the plants to other investors
Ddecrease in the cost of production
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Question 435
waec 2008

In the long run all factors of production are

Aexpensive
Bvariable
Cdurable
Dfixed
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Question 436
waec 2008

Small scale enterprises are important in a country because

Athey usually produce goods for the dependants
Bthey provide after-sales service only to the rich
Cthe price of their products are fixed
Dthey render personalized service to the consumers
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Question 437
waec 2008

If the co-efficient of elasticity of demand is 1.5, then the demand is

Afairly inelastic
Bperfectly elastic
Celastic
Dinelastic
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Question 438
waec 2008

Which of the following determinants of supply cannot be predicted easily?

Aprice of the commodity
Bnew techniques of production
Cnational emergencies
Dmobility of labour
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Question 439
waec 2008

A major function of the price mechanism is that it determines the

Aallocation of resources
Bamount of national savings
Cpopulation of the country
Dnumber of goods to be taxed
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Question 440
waec 2008

The gap between demand and supply curves above the equilibrium price is

Anormal demand
Bexcess supply
Cequil;ibrium quantity
Dabnormal demand
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Question 441
waec 2008

If good P and Q are jointly demanded, an increase in the price of P will likely

Aleave the demand for Q constant but reduce the quantity demanded of P
Breduce the quantity of P but increase the Price of Q
CIncrease the quantity supplied of Q
Ddecrease the quantity demanded of Q
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Question 442
waec 2008

Which of the following factors does not cause a change in demand

ATaste and fashion
Bvagaries of weather
Cprice of other commodities
Dprice of commodity
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Question 443
waec 2008

The theory of diminishing marginal utility states that as more units of a commodity are consumed, the

Asatisfaction from an extra unit decreases
Bsatisfaction from an extra unit rises
Csatisfaction from an extra units remains constant
Dtotal satisfaction from the goods remains the same
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Question 444
waec 2008

Data presented in tables are usually arranged in

Acharts and graphs
Brows and columns
Cgraph and rows
Dcolumns and charts
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Question 445
waec 2008

Production covers all the following except when

Autility is created
Ba good is manufactured
Ca commodity is consumed
Dindividual wants are satisfied
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Question 446
waec 2008

Productive resources can also be called

Aprinciple of production
Bfactors of production
Citems of production
Dlabour and material resources
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Question 447
waec 2008

The main concern of economists is to

Aallocate scarce resouces to satisfy human wants
Bsatisfy all human wants
Credistribute income between the rich and the poor
Dcontrol the growth of population
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Question 448
waec 2007
ECA means
AEconomic Commission for Africa
BEconomic Community of Africa
CExporting Countries of Africa
DEconomic Conference on Africa
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Question 449
waec 2007
Which of the following are examples of transfer payments?
Agifts and donations
Brents and rates
Cprofits and dividends
Dinternal and external debts
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Question 450
waec 2007
Which of the following countries export cocoa?
ALiberia and The Gambia
BGhana and Sierra Leone
CNigeria and Ghana
DSierra Leone and Nigeria
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