WAEC Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 288

1,436.

The drawer of a cheque is the

A.

Person who is to be paid the sum of money as written on the cheque

B.

Person who takes the cheque to the bank

C.

Bank on which the cheque is drawn

D.

Person who writes out the cheque

E.

Bank official who certifies the payment

Correct answer is D

The drawer is the account owner who issued the cheque (to probably a third party). The bank is the drawee, while the party who is to catch the cheque is the payee.

1,437.

International trade and domestic trade are similar in all aspects except that

A.

Transportation by land, water and air is involved

B.

Goods are exchanged

C.

Services are exchanged

D.

The same currency is used as the medium of exchange

E.

Specialization and increased consumption is encouraged

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,438.

A condition which adversely affects expansion of production is

A.

Effective management

B.

Limited size of the market

C.

Availability of funds

D.

Increased profit prospects

E.

Increasing returns to scale

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,439.

Which of these does not relate to the law of comparative advantage?

A.

The law of comparative advantage was propounded by David Ricardo

B.

The law stresses the importance of relative efficiency

C.

In order to specialize, a country must have absolute advantage

D.

The law is based on opportunity cost principle

E.

The principle if followed, should increase total world output

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,440.

Which of the following statements is true about terms of trade?

A.

Terms of trade shows the difference between the values of export and imports

B.

Terms of trade indicate the rate at which exports exchange for imports

C.

It is the ration of price index of exports to imports

D.

It is usually expressed as percentage

E.

A rise in the price of export relative to imports is an improvement

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.