WAEC Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 244

1,216.

Free Trade means

A.

Producers are free to determine their prices

B.

Market forces are allowed to determine prices

C.

Non-restriction of international trade

D.

Goods are to be sold free of charge

E.

People are free to buy in foreign countries

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,217.

The unemployment associated with decrease in demand is referred to as

A.

Disguised

B.

Imposed

C.

Cyclical

D.

Voluntary

E.

Functional

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,218.

When the government imposes a unit tax on a commodity with perfectly inelastic demand, the

A.

Tax is borne entirley by the seller

B.

Tax is shared equally between the buyer and the seller

C.

Seller bears 70% and the consumer bears 30% of the tax

D.

Tax is borne entirely by the consumer

E.

Tax is borne by nobody

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,219.

If an economy grows at an annual rate of 6% of which 4% is deemed to be due to improvement in the productivity of labour and capital combined ,the remaining 2% is generally attributed to the

A.

Amount of natural resources

B.

Improvement in banking services

C.

Size of the population

D.

Quality of human resources

E.

Improvement in government fiscal policies

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,220.

All the following are the economic reasons for establishing public enterprises except the provision of 

A.

An avenue for expressing national prestige

B.

Services at a cheaper cost

C.

Socially necessary facilities

D.

Services which are natural monopolizes 

E.

Employment opportunities

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.