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Question 511
waec 2017

The amount of money that a firm recieves from the sales of its output is called

Atotal profit
Btotal revenue
Ctotal cost
Daverage revenue
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Question 512
waec 2017

which of the following can be added to a firm's profit to obtain total revenue

Atotal variable cost
Btotal fixed cost
Cmarginal cost
Dtotal revenue
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Question 513
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The specialization of labour enhances production because people?

Acan concentrate on all goods
Bcan efficiently produce their own needs
Ccan save time and produce more
Dbecome experts in all areas of production
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Question 514
waec 2017

when a firm is enjoying internal economies of scale, its?

Atotal cost of production is increasing
Baverage fixed cost is rising continuously
Caverage cost of production decreases as output increases
Daverage revenue and marginal revenue are decreasing
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Question 515
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Another term for equilibrium price is?

Aprice floor
Bdemand price
Cmarket clearing price
Dsatisfactory price
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Question 516
waec 2017

parallel markets are usually the results of 

Aexcess supply
Bthe activities of rich individuals
Cprice legislation
Dinadequate information
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Question 517
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a rational consumer will purchase a product whose price is?

Agreater than his marginal utility
Bless than his marginal utility
Cequal to his marginal utility
Dequal to his total utility
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Question 518
waec 2017

increase in the supply of a product can be caused by?

Achange and taste and fashion of consumers
Bincrease in the income of consumers
Ca fall in the cost of production
Dincrease in the price of a product
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Question 519
waec 2017

price elasticity of supply can be influenced by the following factors except?

Atime period
Bcost of production
Csize of consumer income
Dnature of the product
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Question 520
waec 2017

Effective supply is the total amount of a commodity 

Afrom a single producer
Bin the warehouse of producers
Coffered for sale at a market place
Dproduced for the market
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Question 521
waec 2017

A rightward shift in the supply curve of a commodity is brought about by an increase in?

Athe level of technology
Bthe price of the commodity
Ccost of production
Dtaxation
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Question 522
waec 2017

which of the following is an example of derived demand

Atextbook
Blabour
Cstaple food
Dmobile phone
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Question 523
waec 2017

A demand curve parallel to the Y-axis indicates

Afairly elastic demand
Bperfectly elastic demand
Cperfectly inelastic
Dfairly inelastic demand
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Question 524
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The difference between demand and wants is in the

Adesire for the commodity
Bsignificance of the commodity
Cability to pay for the commodity
Deconomic value of the commodity
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Question 525
waec 2017

if the coefficient of cross elasticity of demand for goods Y and Z is positive, the two goods are?

Acomplements
Bsubstitutes
Cluxurious
Dinferior
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Question 526
waec 2017

if the weight of five puppies in kilograms are 3.5, 3.0, 4.2, 5.0 and 4.3, then mean weight of the puppies is?

A3.5 kg
B4.0 kg
C4.2 kg
D5.0 kg
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Question 527
waec 2017

in a market economy, the problem of what goods to produced is solved primarily by

Adirectives of the government
Bthe pattern of consumers spending
Cproducers of consumer goods
Dpeople producing what they want
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Question 528
waec 2017

which of the following items is not an example of circulating capital

Araw material
Bmoney
Cfuel
Dmachinery
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Question 529
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the opportunity cost of a worker going to the university  is

Atuition, fees and books
Bboarding and lodging
Cthe wages given up to attend the university
Dtransportation and entertainment
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Question 530
waec 2017

Economics is regarded as a science because?

Aits issues can be easily verified by reference to facts
Bit adopts scientific methods in making its analysis
Cits issues are relevant for national development
Dits subject matter studies human behaviour
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