Economics Past Questions And Answers
Provision of services is classified under
- A. primary production
- B. secondary production
- C. tertiary production
- D. production possibilities
Explain any three weapons that can be used by a trade union and any two weapons that can be used by an Employers' Association during a trade dispute.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1996 THEORYDue to an increase in price, a seller increases the quantity offered for sale from 400 units. What is the percentage change in quantity supplied?
- A. 1 %
- B. 7.5%
- C. 12.5%
- D. 20%
(a) What are infant industries?
(b) State any four reasons for protecting infant industries.
(c) Outline any three ways by which industries can be financed in West Africa.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2015 THEORYThe table below shows the tax payments of four income earners in a year. Use the information in the table to answer the questions that follow.
| Income Earners | Income Base | tax | Payments |
| A | B | ||
| Jawara | 15,000.00 | 1,500.00 | 1,200.00 |
| Ade | 25,000.00 | 2,000.00 | 2,000.00 |
| Eke | 32,000.00 | 3,200.00 | 2,240.00 |
| Audu | 60,000.00 | 6,000.00 | 3,000.00 |
(a) Determine the percentage rate of taxation paid by
(i) Jawara in columns A and B.
(ii) Audu in columns A and B.
(iii) Ade in columns B.
(iv) Eke in column B
(b)(i) Identify the systems of taxation employed in columns A and B.
(ii) Which of the income earners have the least burden under column B?
(c) (i) If government increases its rate of taxation to 15% flat rate, how much revenue will be generated from the payees?
(ii) At 15% flat rate taxation, calculate the disposable incomes of Messrs Jawara, Ade, Eke and Audu.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2003 THEORYA legal tender is any
- A. form of money
- B. means of exchange authorized by the state
- C. commodity generally acceptable as a meduim of exchange
- D. total productivity of labour
Other things being equal, an increase in supply will lead to
- A. a fall in price and an increase in quantity bought and sold
- B. an increase in price and increase in quantity bought and sold
- C. a fall in price and a fall in quantity bought and sold
- D. an increase in quantity supplied and demanded only
One disadvantages of direct tax is that
- A. government's revenue is reduced
- B. price of essential commodities fall
- C. people are discouraged from additional work
- D. firms make more profit
Tax evasion in Economics means
- A. false declaration of assets
- B. paying tax only as and when due
- C. declaration of assets
- D. tax payments according to income received
which of these is true of a perfect competitor?
- A. P = AR< MR
- B. P > AR = MR
- C. P = MR< AR
- D. P = AR = MR

