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Economics1997

WASSCE · 41 questions · Answers included

41 questions

1

Economics is often described as a science because it

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Scarcity in Economics means that

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which of the following has a derived demand?

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In Economics production is complete when

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Goods are said to be in competitive demand when they

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The formula for calculating price elasticity of demand coefficient is

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when the price of a given product is reduced from N100 to N90, the quantity demanded increases from 50 to 60 units. From this we can conclude that the product's

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a shift in supply curve to the right will result in a

9

one of the disadvantages of the division of labour is that it

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The value of money is affected by the

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which of the following is not a problem in the barter economy?

12

The optimum population of a country is reached when the

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when the death rate for old people and the infant mortality rate are high , with no migration , there will be in the population a higher number of

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In the long-run, potential GNP is variable because. I technological change takes place II the quantity of labour and capital is not fixed III. unemployment is not constant

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for two commodities A and B, MA and MB are the respective marginal utilities while PA and PB are the respective prices. Marginal utilities of the commodities are maximized when

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If the price of product K declines , the demand curve for the complementary product J will

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a stock exchange is a market that

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The situation whereby government revenue is less than government expenditure is referred to as

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which of the following will not increase the population of a country?

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the actual output of an economy is the output

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one of the instruments of protection of infants industries is the

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inflation caused by increase in demand can be curbed by

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which of the following is a function of commercial banks?

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Division of labour leads to

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The largest employment sector in a typical West African country is

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The indigenisation policy in Nigeria is aimed at

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the foregone alternative in Economics is simply the

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all the following are different forms of money except

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The developments banks are essentially different from commercial banks because they

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The outward shift to the production possibility curve could be due to

31

which of the following is not true of a firm in equilibrium condition in perfect competition?

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Hoarding in distributive trade leads to

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Hoarding in distributive trade leads to

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If an economy grows at an annual rate of 6% of which 4% is deemed to be due to improvement in the productivity of labour and capital combined ,the remaining 2% is generally attributed to the

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when the government imposes a unit tax on a commodity with perfectly inelastic demand , the

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Free Trade means

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In a public company , entrepreneural function are performed by the

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Term of trade is the

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Tariff can be define as a compulsory levy on

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international trade is different from internal trade because of the

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which of the following is not a visible item in international trade payments?