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Economics Past Questions and Answers

Waec Economics Questions

Question 1671:
The ranking of a consumer’s need in order of importance is termed
  • A An opportunity cost
  • B Economies of scale
  • C A scale of preference
  • D The making of choice
  • E Direct production
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Question 1672:
If price of a commodity rises from N2.00 to N4.00 and its supply increases from 100 to 125, them the co-efficient of elasticity of supply is
  • A 0.025
  • B 0.24
  • C 0.22
  • D 0.25
  • E 0.23
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Question 1673:
If as a result of fall in price of the commodity X, the quantity demanded of commodity Y falls, then commodities X and Y are
  • A Complementary
  • B In joint demand
  • C Luxuries
  • D In composite demand
  • E Substitutes
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Question 1674:
MUX = PX ( where X and Y = good X and Good Y; MU = Marginal Utility;P= Price)MUY = PY. The above represents the
  • A Marginal utility equation
  • B Equation for consumer dis-equulibruim
  • C Utility maximization equation
  • D Equation for total utility
  • E Equation for price elasticity
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Question 1675:
Subsistence agriculture means
  • A Cultivation for external use
  • B Cultivation for local industries
  • C Farming for the urban dwellers
  • D Cultivation for household consumption
  • E Cultivation for foreign currency
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