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Economics Past Questions and Answers

Waec Economics Questions

Question 31:
Which of the following roles is being played by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) with regards to Nigeria’s crude oil?
  • A Exploiting
  • B Exploring
  • C Refining
  • D Marketing
  • E Exporting
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Question 32:
The coefficient of price elasticity of demand is zero when demand is
  • A Fairly elastic
  • B Perfectly inelastic
  • C Fairly inelastic
  • D Unitary elastic
  • E Perfectly elastic
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Question 33:
External economies occur when
  • A Industries are scattered all around
  • B A firm decides to expand
  • C Industries are producing below capacity
  • D Firms compromising an industry are concentrated in one area
  • E A firm is located near raw materials
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Question 34:
When the demand for a commodity is inelastic, who bears the greater burden of the indirect tax?
  • A The producer
  • B The government
  • C The retailer
  • D The consumer
  • E The wholesaler
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Question 35:
Which of the following crops can be referred to as Nigeria’s current export crops?
  • A Rubber, Groundnuts, Beniseed, cotton.
  • B Shear butter, Sorghum, Onions.
  • C Rubber, Cocoa, Coffee, Palm Kernel
  • D Palm Oil, Palm Kernel, Sugarcane
  • E Soya beans, Rice, Groundnut, and Cashew nut.
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