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Question 441
waec 2018

if workers at the school canteen sell during the holidays, this is an example of?

Astructural unemployment
Bfrictional unemployment
Cseasonal unemployment
Dresidual unemployment
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Question 442
waec 2018

wholesalers play an important role in the distribution of goods and services because they?

Aare located very close to consumers
Bfinance both producers and retailers
Cpass information on from retailers to consumers
Dsell in small units to consumers
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Question 443
waec 2018

in the event of bankruptcy owners of joint-stock companies lose?

Atheir private properties
Bboth company and private properties
Conly the capital invested
Donly their dividends
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Question 444
waec 2018

public limited liability companies are democratic in nature because?

Agovernment appointees are members of the board
Bthey are run by elected public officers
Celectoral principles are adopted in the day-to-day management
Dshareholders elect the board of directors
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Question 445
waec 2018

in the the longrun, a firm must shut down if its average revenue is?

Agreater than average cost
Bless than average variable cost
Cequal to the minimum average cost
Dequal to the average cost
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Question 446
waec 2018

The larger a firm, the lower its cost of production

This statement explains the?

Alaw of diminishing marginal returns
Bconcept of economies of scale
Claw of comparative cost advantage
Dtheory of division of labour
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Question 447
waec 2018

A firm average cost decreases in the longrun because?

Aincreasing returns to scale
Bdiminishing average returns
Cdecreasing marginal returns
Ddecreasing average fixed cost
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Question 448
waec 2018

A market is in equilibrium when?

Athere is no government intervention
Bthe demand is the same as the supply
Cbuyers and sellers are free to sell more goods
Dthere is no free entry and exit
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Question 449
waec 2018

A price floor is usually fixed 

Aat the equilibrium and causes shortage
Babove the equilibrium and causes shortage
Cbelow the equilibrium and causes shortage
Dabove the equilibrium and causes surplus
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Question 450
waec 2018

if the marginal utility of a commodity is equal to its price then

Athe consumer is in equilibrium
Bmore of the commodity can be consumed
Ctotal utility is also equal to its price
Dthe market is not in equilibrium
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Question 451
waec 2018

A supply curve parallel to the X- axis indicates?

Afairly elastic supply
Binfinitely elastic supply
Cfairly inelastic supply
Dperfectly inelastic
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Question 452
waec 2018

the backward bending supply curve of labour indicates?

Aan abnormal supply situation
Bthe law of supply
Cthat labour supply and wage are directly related
Dthat the elasticity of supply is uniform
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Question 453
waec 2018

which of the following is true about supply of land?

Aits higher in the urban than rural areas
Bvaries with time
Crises with demand
Dis fixed
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Question 454
waec 2018

palm oil and palm kernel are in?

Ajoint supply
Bcompetitive demand
Ccompetitive supply
Dcomplementary demand
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Question 455
waec 2018

an exceptional demand curve can result from?

Aincrease in prices of raw materials
Bincrease in the size of the population
Cexpectation of future price increase
Dchange in taste of the consumer
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Question 456
waec 2018

goods whose demand vary directly with money income are called?

Ainferior goods
Bcomplementary goods
Csubstitutes
Dnormal goods
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Question 457
waec 2018

if the price of commodity X rises and consumers shift to commodity Y, then commodity X and Y are?

Asubstitutes
Bcomplements
Cinferior goods
Dbought goods
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Question 458
waec 2018

a downward sloping demand curve means that?

Atotal revenue declines as price is lowered
Bdemand falls as output rises
Cdemand falls as output falls
Dprice must be lowered to sell more
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Question 459
waec 2018

producers operating in a free market economy are more efficient as a resulf of?

Athe existence of competition
Bthe very few number of participants
Cthe commitment of the shareholders
Dgovernment regulation of their activities
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Question 460
waec 2018

the organisation of productive factors is the reponsibility of the?

Amanagement
Bentrepreneur
Cproduction manager
Dlabour union
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