WAEC Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 210

1,046.

When the government initiates measures to make an organization in which it has substantial interest more profit oriented, such a business is described as being

A.

Indigenized

B.

Restructured

C.

Privatized

D.

Commercialized

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,047.

Which of the following business units can issue shares?

A.

Sole trader

B.

Private limited companies

C.

Central Banks

D.

Supermarkets

Correct answer is B

A private company is a firm that is privately owned by shareholders who have each invested a sum into the business.

Private companies can issue shares and have shareholders, but their shares are not issued to the general public for subscription and are not traded on the public stock exchange market like public companies.

This means that they can raise capital through the issue of shares privately but not publicly. To do this, they do not need to meet the requirements of the Security and Exchange Commission, but rather, the members of the company (minimum of 2, and maximum of 50), only need to agree on selling the shares to new members.

1,048.

Industries are not sited in most rural areas of Nigeria because

A.

Of inadequate basic infrastructure

B.

They lack raw materials

C.

There is no appropriate government policy

D.

The climate is not conducive

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,049.

Monocultural agriculture means

A.

The cultivation of seasonal crops

B.

The cultivation of one major crop

C.

Plantation agriculture

D.

Shifting cultivation

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,050.

The upward slope of the supply curve indicates that

A.

More will be supplied as price rises

B.

Less will be supplied as price rises

C.

Supply is not a function of price

D.

Supply is static and demand is dynamic

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.