WAEC Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 279

1,391.

When price of a commodity is fixed by the law either below or above the equilibrium, the mechanism is known as

A.

Price discrimination

B.

Price control

C.

Perfect market

D.

Equilibrium price

E.

Market structure

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,392.

A market condition where profit is maximized when MR = AR = MC = P is known as

A.

Monopoly

B.

Oligopoly

C.

Monopsony

D.

Perfect competition

E.

Duopoly

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,393.

Inflation in any economy

A.

Has no monetary connection

B.

Implies a sustained decrease in the general price level

C.

Always increase the value of national currency

D.

Tends to redistribute income arbitrarily

E.

Tends to bring down market prices

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,394.

Wages are to some extent determined by the

A.

Marginal utility of labour

B.

Marginal productivity of labour

C.

Average productivity of labour

D.

Total productivity of labour

E.

Amount of goods and services that the wage can fetch

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,395.

A legal tender is any

A.

Form of money

B.

Means of exchange authorized by the state

C.

Commodity generally acceptable as a meduim of exchange

D.

Total productivity of labour

E.

Amount of goods and services that the wage can fetch

Correct answer is B

A legal tender is a form of money or means of exchange that is recognized by courts of law as satisfactory payment for any monetary debt.