Past Questions And Answers
The distance traveled by a particle from a fixed point is given as s = (t3 - t2 - t + 5)cm. Find the minimum distance that the particle can cover from the fixed point?
- A. 2.3 cm
- B. 4.0 cm
- C. 5.2 cm
- D. 6.0 cm
| Oranges | Total Utility | Mangoes | Total Utility |
| 1 | 100 | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | 190 | 2 | 95 |
| 3 | 270 | 3 | 135 |
| 4 | 340 | 4 | 170 |
| 5 | 400 | 5 | 200 |
| 6 | 450 | 6 | 225 |
| 7 | 490 | 7 | 245 |
| 8 | 520 | 8 | 260 |
The table above shows Mr. Y's schedule of total utility for oranges and mangoes. The prices of oranges and mangoes are at $1.00 each. Mr. Y has $10 00 to spend on the goods.
Use the information contained in thetable to answer the questions that follow
(a) Calculate the marginal utility for all the levels of consumption for the goods.
(b) At equilibrium, how many (i) oranges (ii) mangoes, will the consumer buy?
(c) (i)State the law of diminishing marginal utility. (ii) State the marginal condition for utility maximization.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2007 THEORYThe easiest method of determining soil texture in the field is by
- moulding
- B. sieving
- C. feeling
- D. sedimenting
Catalytic hydrogenation of benzene produces?
- A. an aromatic hydrocarbon
- B. margarine
- C. cyclohexane
- D. D.D.T
As total utility is increasing, marginal utility is
- A) negative and decreasing
- B) positive and increasing
- C) positive and decreasing
- D) zero
In relation to natural selection, which of the following birds would be considered to be the most fit?
- A. A male with a genetic defect that prevents him from reproducing
- B. A female that hatched and successfully raised a daughter
- C. A young female that lays 3 eggs, all of which are eaten by a predator
- D. A deceased male that had successfully mated with multiple females, resulting in healthy offspring
Fertilizers are lost from the soil through
- A. sheet erosion and evaporation
- B. leaching, underground seepages and run-off
- C. sheet erosion, gully erosion and wind erosion
- D. wind erosion and heavy rainfall
In a leap year a baker baked 500,000 loaves of bread, how many loaves did the baker bake in February, if his working days are Mondays to Saturdays?
- A. 1592
- B. 39800
- C. 38208
- D. 46168
Which of the following weeds is dispersed by wind?
- A. pig weed (boerhavia diffusa)
- B. goat weed (ageratum conizoides)
- C. hausa throns (acanthospermum hispidum)
- D. tridax (tridax procumbens)
The dissolution of parliament is generally followed by a
- A. general election
- B. resolution
- C. referendum
- D. bye election

