1994 - WAEC Economics Past Questions and Answers - page 3

21
Mr Idowu needs a television and a refrigerator. Each cost N500.00, the exact amount he has . If Mr. Idowu buys the television , the refrigerator would be regarded as the
A
marginal cost
B
inferior item
C
opportunity cost
D
supplementary item
correct option: c
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22
Petro-chemicals industries are located in River State of Nigeria due to the presence of
A
a favourable climate
B
coal deposits
C
oil palm products
D
an undullating terrain
correct option: e
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23
Foreign exchange control in Nigeria is enforced by the
A
Commercial banks
B
Merchant banks
C
Mortgage banks
D
Central banks
correct option: d
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24
The difference between the number of immigrants and emigrants is
A
internal mobility
B
internal migration
C
net migration
D
marginal migration
correct option: c
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25
Risk bearing and managerial control are the main function of the
A
managing director
B
manager
C
entrepreneur
D
chief excecutive
correct option: c
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26
If successive unit of labour are added to a piece of land while capital and technology remains constant, a point will be reached in the level of production when each additional unit of labour will add less to the output than previous units. This concept is known as
A
productivity of labour
B
law of diminishing marginal utility
C
law of diminishing returns
D
law of diminishing returns of a variable factor
correct option: c
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27
When a firm's total revenue is at the maximum , marginal revenue is
A
at the maximum
B
negative
C
zero
D
positive
correct option: c
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28
Under normal circumstances, a producer will bear the entire burden of taxation on his output if the
A
supply of his goods is more elastic than the demand
B
demand for his products is completely elastic
C
production of his commodity is subject to diminishing returns
D
demand for his products is more elastic than the supply
correct option: e
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29
Limited liability means that
A
the debt of a company can only be paid from its own assets
B
the debts of a company are paid from business as well as private funds of the owners
C
a company does not have to pay its debts
D
the debts of a company must be paid from a private funds only
correct option: a
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30
Factory buildings, machinery and raw materials are known in Economics as
A
personal wealth
B
social wealth
C
government wealth
D
business wealth
correct option: d
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