WAEC Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 139

691.

All the following are features of market economies except

A.

Competition among producers

B.

Demand and supply force guiding production decision

C.

That profit motive is paramount

D.

Public ownership of capital

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

692.

A type of unemployment which occurs due to technological progress is called

A.

Frictional unemployment

B.

Residual unemployment

C.

Structural unemployment

D.

Mass unemployment

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

693.

Choice is necessitated by

A.

Demand and supply

B.

Cost of production

C.

Production possibility curve

D.

Scarcity of resources

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

694.

The concept of opportunity cost is also referred to as

A.

Social cost

B.

Real cost

C.

Fixed cost

D.

Variable cost

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

695.

The study of economics becomes necessary because of the

A.

Large population size of the world

B.

Scarcity of resources

C.

Opportunity cost of goods and services

D.

Needs to satisfy every desire of man

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.