WAEC Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 110

546.

A budget is balance when expected total revenue is

A.

Greater than expected expected expenditure

B.

Less than total expenditure

C.

Equal to expected expenditure

D.

Greater than total expenditure

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

547.

General rise in the price level induced by increased price of inputs is referred to as

A.

Run-away inflation

B.

Cost-push inflation

C.

Demand-pull inflation

D.

Imported inflation

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

548.

The demand curve for a commodity is downward sloping because the consumer will pay

A.

Less as the marginal utility falls

B.

More as the marginal utility falls

C.

Less as the total utility falls

D.

More as the average utility falls

Correct answer is C

The demand curve is downward sloping, indicating the negative relationship between the price of a product and the quantity demanded. This means that, consumers consume more or less of the commodity. The consumer will be unwilling to pay for a commodity whose total utility is declining

549.

A demand schedule shows the quantities of goods that are

A.

Bought at given price at a time

B.

Supplied at given prices at a time

C.

Produced at given prices at a time

D.

Reserved for future consumption

Correct answer is A

A demand schedule is a table that shows the quantity demanded of a good or service at different price levels. 

550.

Where a commodity takes an insignificant proportion of the consumer's income, demand for it will be

A.

Unitary elastic

B.

Price inelastic

C.

Fairly elastic

D.

Income inelastic

Correct answer is D

Income inelastic  means that consumer demand would not change in response to a change in income.