Economics Past Questions And Answers
What form of business enterprise would you recommend for a tailor? Give reasons for your answer.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2000 THEORYFree Trade means
- A. producers are free to determine their prices
- B. market forces are allowed to determine prices
- C. non-restriction of international trade
- D. goods are to be sold free of charge
If a government which owned a company N10,000 in 19196 paid the debt fully in 1985 when the value of money has depreciated by 20 Percent , such a government had
- A. lost
- B. been placed at par with the company
- C. gained
- D. stabilizing the value of money
Which of the following is not an argument for locating industries in rural areas?
- A. Rural areas supply agricultural raw materials
- B. the pace of development of rural areas will be quicken
- C. Employment will be for rural inhabitants
- D. capital is easily available in rural areas
| 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 THEORYScarcity in economics arises because
- A. the resources availoable are adequate
- B. individuals have limited time
- C. resources are limited in supply
- D. human beigns have limited wants
In Nigeria, revenue sharing from the federation Account is between the?
- A. executive, the judiciary and the legislature
- B. federal and state governments and the parastatals
- C. federal and state governments and the senate
- D. federal, state and local governments
Private and public limited liability companies are not the same because
- A) Former is limited to fifty shareholders but not the latter
- B) Both are not legal entities
- C) Former is established secretly but latter is located in central places
- D) Former is managed by board of directors but latter is managed by board of management
An example of an indirect tax is
- A. profit tax
- B. sales tax
- C. capital gain tax
- D. poll tax
During a conflict between management and workers, the union's bargaing power is based on
- A. work-to-rule
- B. negotiation
- C. picketing
- D. management decision

