Economics Past Questions And Answers
which of the following is not true about land?
- A. the supply is fixed
- B. land is mobile
- C. it is subject to diminishing returns
- D. land is heterogeneous
(a) Describe the output method of measuring the gross domestic product of a country. [6 marks]
(b) How is the net national product at factor cost obtained from gross domestic product? [8 marks]
(c) State two problems associated the output method. [6 marks]
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2012 THEORYDivision of labour requires that, the tasks in a production line be performed
- A. by specialists
- B. in stages
- C. by all workers
- D. by unskilled labourers
The following are Methods of measuring National Income of a country EXCEPT; ?
- A. Expenditure method
- B. Consumption method
- C. Input Method
- D. Output method
A major disadvantage of the arithmetic means is that it is
- A. not useful for large data
- B. not suitable for further statistical analysis
- C. cumbersome to determine the actual value
- D. affected by extreme data
The necessary condition for a firm to be in equilibrium is that marginal revenue is
- A. greater than marginal
- B. equal to marginal
- C. less than average revenue
- D. equal to average
In the ownership structure of joint stock company, the following is correct;
- A) Ordinary shareholders are stronger than preferential shareholders
- B) Preferential shareholders are stronger than ordinary shareholders
- C) Ordinary shareholders are settled first in case of company
- D) Ordinary and preferential shareholders are perpetual rivals
Economic development may be defined as economic growth?
- A. in a given country
- B. over a long period
- C. and improved health facilities
- D. and improved distribution of wealth
Which of the following industries will add more value to primary products?
- A. Service industry
- B. Construction industry
- C. Mining industry
- D. Processing industry
The reduction in the value of a country's currency of other nations is known as
- A. deflation
- B. devaluation
- C. inflation
- D. revaluation

