Economics Past Questions And Answers
An increase in government expenditure will lead to?
- A. investment opportunities for foreign investors
- B. an increase in the level of aggregate demand
- C. an increase in total tax revenue
- D. reduction in total tax revenue
Human want are unlimited because
- A. production is inadequate
- B. resources have alternative uses
- C. new wants always rise
- D. resources are limited
In the short run horizon of production,
- A) all inputs can be varied
- B) one input is varied
- C) all inputs are fixed
- D) one input, at least, is varied
The table below shows the scale of preference of a student - Mr Smith whose disposable income is $7.00. Use the information in the table to answer the auestoins that follow.
| Items needed | Price ($) |
| Textbook | 5.00 |
| Shirt | 2.00 |
| Shoes | 3.00 |
| Trousers | 3.00 |
| Notebook | 1.00 |
| School fees | 7.00 |
| Mattress | 10.00 |
(a)(i) What will Mr. Smith spend his money on?
(ii) Explain your answer in 2(a)(i).
(b)(i) What is the opportunity cost of Mr. Smith's decision in 2(b)(i)?
(ii) Explain your answer in 2(b)(i).
(c)(i) If Mr. Smith's disposable income increases to $10.0, what will he spend it on?
(ii) What is the opportunity cost of the decision in 2(c)(i)?
(d) Define "scale of preference" and "opportunity cost".
(e) What is the importance of a scale of preference?
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2013 THEORYThe likely implication of the devaluation of a country's currency is that
- A. exports of such a country become cheaper
- B. importation of goods into such a country becomes cheaper
- C. the value of such a country's currency rises
- D. foreign goods are attracted into the country
Commericial banks help in economic development mainly by
- A. acting as trustees and executors of wills
- B. acting as intermediaries between government and borrowers
- C. serving as custodians of valuables
- D. giving financial advice to the government
The output approach to measuring national income is based on the computation of
- A. final output
- B. factor cost
- C. value added
- D. profits earned
The money paid per hour for work done is_________
- A. cost
- B. salary
- C. bonus
- D. wage rate
The following data relate to a closed economy of a country where all production takes place in two firms. Use the information in the table to answer the questions that follow:
| Items | Firm A (in 000 Dollars) | Firm B (in 000 Dollars) |
| Sales | 200 | 400 |
| Raw material | 100 | 60 |
| Labour costs | 80 | 160 |
| Depression | 16 | 40 |
| Profits | 4 | 140 |
(a)(i) Which of the items listed above is an intermediate input?
(ii) What happens to intermediate inputs in the calculation of the national income?
(iii) Calculate the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country.
(b)(i) Calculate the total amount of depreciation of the country
(ii) Calculate the Net Domestic Product of the country.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2002 THEORYThe ultimate objectives of economics is to_________?
- A. decide under what circumstances that government should intervene in the economy
- B. Organize production at the lowest cost
- C. Make the best use of scarce resources
- D. make efforts to understands how the economy works

