WAEC Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 264

1,316.

Abstention from consumption enables capital to be produced. Such abstention is called

A.

Savings

B.

Production

C.

Accumulation

D.

Factors of production

E.

Opportunity cost

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,317.

Factory buildings, machinery and raw materials are known in Economics as

A.

Personal wealth

B.

Social wealth

C.

Government wealth

D.

Business wealth

E.

Public wealth

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,318.

Limited liability means that

A.

The debt of a company can only be paid from its own assets

B.

The debts of a company are paid from business as well as private funds of the owners

C.

A company does not have to pay its debts

D.

The debts of a company must be paid from a private funds only

E.

Government cannot tax a company

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,319.

Under normal circumstances, a producer will bear the entire burden of taxation on his output if the

A.

Supply of his goods is more elastic than the demand

B.

Demand for his products is completely elastic

C.

Production of his commodity is subject to diminishing returns

D.

Demand for his products is more elastic than the supply

E.

Demand for his products is completely elastic

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,320.

When a firm's total revenue is at the maximum, marginal revenue is

A.

At the maximum

B.

Negative

C.

Zero

D.

Positive

E.

Constant

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.