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Question 581
waec 2002
Which of the following is a reward to a factor of production?
Ainterest
Bdonation
Cgifts
Dsubsidy
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Question 582
waec 2002
Warehouse facilities in the distribution and marketing of products are provided by
Amanufacturer
Bwholesaler
Cretailer
Dadvertisers
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Question 583
waec 2002
Subsistence production means that goods and services are
Aproduced for consumption only
Bsold to others
Csold in the country
Dproduced for the market
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Question 584
waec 2002
The most frequent occurring value in a given data is the
Amode
Bmedian
Cmean
Drange
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Question 585
waec 2002
Economics is best described as the study of
Athe wealth of nations
Bhow man consume his products
Chow man provides for his everyday needs
Dthe distribution of wealth
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Question 586
waec 2001
The main role of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is
Afixing oil production levels
Bensuring optimum production of oil
Cpromoting efficiency in the management of oil
Dsupply oil at affordable rates
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Question 587
waec 2001
A country is economically rich if
AIf there is a lot of money in circulation relative to its population
BIt has a large volume of goods and services relative to its population
CIt has a large reserve of idle skilled manpower
DThere is a large amount of reserved mineral resources
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Question 588
waec 2001
Which of the following is a major barrier to international trade?
Areligious differences amongst nations
Buneve distribution of population across the world
Ceducational imbalace between the developed and developing countries
Dideological differences amongst nations
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Question 589
waec 2001
The exchange of goods and services across countries can be described as
ABi-lateral trade
Bmultilateral trade
Cnational trade
Dhome trade
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Question 590
waec 2001
Balance of payment deficit can be corrected by
Apurchasing foreign assets
Bacumulating foreign reserves
Cexport promotion measures
Dimport promotion measures
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Question 591
waec 2001
Which of the following is associated with the development of petroleum industry in Nigeria?
ANeglect of agriculture
Bincrease in population growth
Cincrease in the rate of unemployment
Ddecrease in the rate of inflation
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Question 592
waec 2001
An ad volarem tax refers to a tax
Aimposed on exports
Bon goods manufactured in the country
Cbased on the value of the commodity
Dlevied on income
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Question 593
waec 2001
A greater burden of tax on a product with high price elasticity of demand rests mainly on the
Aproducer
Bteacher
Ccivil servant
Dmiddlemen
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Question 594
waec 2001
Tax evasion means
Apostponing paymeny of tax
Btax payment according to ability to pay
Cmaking false declaration of taxable income
Dpaying little amount of money as tax
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Question 595
waec 2001
which of the following is a direct tax
Aimport duty
Bexport duty
Ccapital gain tax
Dsales tax
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Question 596
waec 2001
public expenditure can be financed from all the following sources except the
Aborrowing
Bgrant-in-aid
Croyalties and rent
Dmobilization fees
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Question 597
waec 2001
if there is an increase in wages and salaries without corresponding increase in the supply of goods and services, the situation will lead to
Aa reduction in aggregate demand
Binflation
Cdepression
Dbudget surplus
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Question 598
waec 2001
Short-term loans can be sourced from
Athe central banks
Bdevelopment banks
CMortgage banks
Dcommercial banks
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Question 599
waec 2001
One disadvantage of inflation is that?
Afixed income earners gain
Bfixed income eaners lose
Cbusinessmen lose
Dstandard of living rises
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Question 600
waec 2001
commercial banks settle their daily interbank indebtedness through the
Amoney market
Bfinance House
Cacceptance house
DClearing House
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