WAEC Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 253

1,261.

The formula for calculating price elasticity of demand coefficient is

A.

Percentage change in price/percentage change in quantity demanded

B.

Absolute decline in price/absolute increase in quantity demanded

C.

Percentage change in quantity demanded/percentage change in price

D.

Absolute decline in quantity demanded/absolute increase in price

E.

Change in quantity demanded/decrease in price

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,262.

Where is the headquarter of the African Development Bank (ADB) located?

A.

Lome

B.

Adis Ababa

C.

Accra

D.

Lagos

E.

Abidjan

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,263.

Goods are said to be in competitive demand when they

A.

Are substitutes

B.

Are complementary to each other

C.

Are jointly demanded

D.

Have equal coefficient of elasticity

E.

Are identical

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,264.

Where was oil first discovered in commercial quantities in Nigeria?

A.

Oloibiri

B.

Warri

C.

Elesa Eleme

D.

Onitsha

E.

Port Harcourt

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,265.

Which of the following is not an objective of the Indigenisaton policy in Nigeria? To

A.

Make Nigerians dominate their economy

B.

Increase Nigerians participation in the economy

C.

Prevent foreign monopoly of the economy

D.

Eliminate foreign participation in the Nigerian economy

E.

Protect the national interst and security

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.