WAEC Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 230

1,146.

Government imposes taxes mainly  to

A.

Punish the citizens

B.

Provide social amenities

C.

Donates to poorer countries

D.

Execute white elephant projects

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,147.

The establishment of industries in rural areas will help to reduce

A.

Urban-rural migration

B.

Urban-urban migration

C.

Rural-urban migration

D.

Rural-rural migration

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,148.

Income elasticity of demand is measurement of the responsiveness of

A.

Price to change in income

B.

Quantity demanded to change in income

C.

Change in expenditure to change in income

D.

Change in expenditure to change in price of the commodity

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,149.

When all factor inputs are doubled, the production possible curve will

A.

Shift from left to right and return to its orignal position

B.

Shift from left to right

C.

Remain in its former position

D.

Shift from right to left

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,150.

The marginal revenue curve of a monopolist is

A.

Upward sloping from the right to left

B.

Downward sloping from left to right

C.

Parallel to the quantity axis

D.

Downward sloping from right to left

Correct answer is B

The marginal revenue curve for the monopoly firm is downward sloping from left to right and lies below the market demand curve. It shows the additional revenue the monopolist gained from selling an additional unit.