WAEC Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 178

886.

A major effect of ageing population is

A.

Reduced labour force

B.

Rise in price of commodities

C.

Reduced infrastructures

D.

Neglect of agriculture

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

887.

Natural growth rate is

A.

Birth rate less death rate

B.

Death rate less migration

C.

Death rate plus birth rate

D.

Birth rate plus migration

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

888.

An entrepreneur is likely to make more profits when

A.

Expenditure is more than revenue

B.

Competitors charge lower prices

C.

Costs per unit output falls

D.

Quantity of output reduces

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

889.

Division of labour is limited by

A.

The size of the market

B.

The productivity of capital

C.

Cost of production

D.

The factors of production

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

890.

As a firm expands, it enjoys some advantages called

A.

Variable proportion

B.

Diminishing marginal returns

C.

Internal economies of scales

D.

Decreasing returns to scale

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.