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Economics Past Questions and Answers

Waec Economics Questions

Question 1846:
A firm incurred the following costs in production. Use the information in the table to answer the question below.
Output(bags of rice 0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Total Cost ($) 100 200 300 380 440 520 600




The average cost of producing 40 bags of rice is ____________
  • A $10
  • B $11
  • C $60.
  • D $80
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Question 1847:
The relationship between the marginal revenue (MR) and the average revenue(AR) of a monopolist is that the marginal revenue curve ____________
  • A Is above the average revenue curve
  • B Slopes down to the right and is below the AR curve.
  • C And the AR curve are downward sloping and are identical.
  • D Is vertical while the average revenue curve is horizontal.
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Question 1848:
A major source of finance to the Railway Corporation in West African countries is ____________
  • A Sale of shares
  • B Government subvention
  • C Trade credit
  • D Surplus
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Question 1849:
Separation of ownership of resources and their control is mostly found in a ____________
  • A Sole proprietorship
  • B Partnership
  • C Joint stock company
  • D Consumer co-operative
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Question 1850:
By passing the middlemen in the chain of distribution can lead to ____________
  • A A problem of unemployment of labour
  • B The creation of artificial scarcity
  • C High prices of goods and services
  • D An increase in government tax revenue
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