WAEC Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 256

1,276.

The petroleum industry in Nigeria is an example of a

A.

Capital-intensive industry

B.

Service industry

C.

Labour-intensive industry

D.

Tertiary production industry

E.

Localized industry

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,277.

Net National Product (NNP) is equal to the

A.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) less depreciation

B.

Gross National Products (GNP) less depreciation

C.

Gross Domestic Products (GDP) plus depreciation

D.

Gross National Products (GNP) plus depreciation

E.

Gross National Income plus Taxation

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,278.

The hourly wages of five employees of the Nigerian Port Authority are N2.52, N3.96, N9.20, and N3.75 respectively. The median hourly wage is

A.

N2.52

B.

N3.28

C.

N3.75

D.

N3.96

E.

N9.20

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,279.

Which of the following best describes the multiplier?

A.

Products of income and expenditure

B.

Curves of savings and expenditure

C.

Ratio of change in income to the expenditure that brought it about

D.

Constant level of income

E.

Equality of marginal propensity to consume and save

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,280.

Economic growth specifically refers to the

A.

Reliance on imported goods in preference to home-made goods

B.

Sustained increase in the output of goods and services per head

C.

Change in technical and institutional arangment of the economy

D.

Continued increase in the depletion of a country's natural resources

E.

Increase in the total number of people in the economy

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.