WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 3553

17,761.

Deficit in the balance of payment is financed through

A.

Capital account

B.

Current account

C.

Invisible trade

D.

Visible trade

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

17,762.

A nation's net export is negative when her

A.

Stock of goods is declining

B.

Depreciation exceeds investment

C.

Exports is adjusted upwards

D.

Imports exceeds exports

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

17,763.

Terms of trade is used to describe

A.

The quality of exports

B.

The direction of foreign trades

C.

Purchases on deferred payment basis

D.

The rate at which exports exchange for imports

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

17,764.

International trade is based on the law of

A.

Absolute cost advantage

B.

Variable proportion

C.

Comparative cost advantage

D.

Mutual co-operation

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

17,765.

Budget surplus implies that

A.

Expenditure equals revenue

B.

Expenditure is less than revenue

C.

Expenditure is greater than taxation

D.

Direct tax is more than indirect tax

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.