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Question 661
waec 2014

Provision of short-term loans to solve balance of payments problems is done by the

AInternational Finance Corporation
BInternational Monetary Fund
CIternational Bank for Reconstruction and Development
DAfrican Development Bank
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Question 662
waec 2014

Which of the following is not a reason countries import goods?

ADifferences in natural endowments
Bthe law of absolute advantage
CDifferences in tastes
DThe love for other nations
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Question 663
waec 2014

Which of the following types of unemployment results from changes in the pattern of aggregate demand ?

ATechnological unemploment
BStuctural unemployment
CFrictional unemployment
DSeasonal unemployment
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Question 664
waec 2014

Economic development may be hindered if there is

Aa high pool of skilled labour
Ba high rate of economic growth
Cpolitical stability
Drapid population growth
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Question 665
waec 2014

An increase in the price of a commodity from $10 to $ 15 leads to an increase in the quantity supplied from 10 units to 15 units. The price elasticity of supply is

A0.
B0.5.
C1.
D5.
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Question 666
waec 2014

Perfect knowledge of events in a perfect market will be made possible by the existence of

Amany buyers and sellers
Bhomogeneous products
Cmeans of communication
Dlarge number of traders
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Question 667
waec 2014

Which of the following best defines inflation?

ACyclical increase in prices
BPeriodic increase in prices
CPersistent increase in prices
DOccasional increase in prices
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Question 668
waec 2014

Cyclical unemployment is one associated with

Ainadequate information
Btrade fluctuations
Cstructural changes
Dseasonal changes
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Question 669
waec 2014

Which of the following will increase the nominal value of national income?

AHigh rate of inflation
Bincrease in the value of money
CIncrease in import
DHigh rate of subsistence production
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Question 670
waec 2014

Due to an increase in price, a seller increases the quantity offered for sale from 400 units to 450units. What is the percentage change in quantity supplied?

A1 %
B7.5%
C12.5%
D20%
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Question 671
waec 2014

Money will serve as a standard of deferred payment if it is

Ahomogeneous
Bdurable
Ceasily recognized
Dstable in value
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Question 672
waec 2014

Co-operative societies formed to market the output of their members are called

AConsumers' co-operative societies
Bmarketing co-operative societies
CCredit and thrift co-operative societies
DProducers' co-operative societies
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Question 673
waec 2014

The long - run average cost curve is made up of several short-run

Amarginal and average cost curves
Baverage cost curves
Caverage variable cost curves
Daverage variable and total cost curves
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Question 674
waec 2014

Increase in supply due to changes in plant size will take place only in the

Anormal time
Blong run
Cmarket period
Dshort run
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Question 675
waec 2014

The supply of tea is linearly presented as p = 0 . 2Q, where P is the price and Q is the quantity. What is P when Q = 25?

A$ 0.08
B$ 5.00
C$ 25.02
D$ 125
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Question 676
waec 2014

The rate of increase in utility is

Aaverage utility
Bincreasing utility
Ctotal utility
Dmarginal utility
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Question 677
waec 2014

The profit of a producer is the difference between

Atotal cost and marginal cost
Btotal revenue and total cost
Caverage cost and total cost
Dprice and total cost
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Question 678
waec 2014

If the coefficient of price elasticity of demand is 0.1, demand is

Aelastic
Binelastic
Czero elastic
Dunitary elastic
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Question 679
waec 2014

Goods consumed out of habit have

Aelastic demand
Bperfectly elastic demand
Cinelastic demand
Dunitary elastic demand
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Question 680
waec 2014

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a developing country? High

Areal per capita income
Blevel of primary production
Cpopulation growth rate
Dlevel of illiteracy
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