WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 3557

17,781.

Malthus population theory stated that

A.

Higher death rate may lead to low productivity

B.

Population may outgrow the means of subsistence

C.

People will always decide to have children

D.

Migration may leave some parts of the world barren

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

17,782.

Which of the following statements about population is correct?

A.

Optimum population whenever achieved does not change

B.

Under-population implies that available resources are not use to full capacity

C.

Over-population leads to a higher per capital output

D.

Optimum population leads to overcrowding of cities

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

17,783.

A commodity is said to have derived demand when it

A.

Has a joint demand with another commodity

B.

Is demanded by the rich only

C.

Is demanded for immediate consumption

D.

Is demanded because of what it can help to produce

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

17,784.

An increase in the demand for butter reduces the demand for margarine, this type of demand is called

A.

Competitive demand

B.

Elastic demand

C.

Derived demand

D.

Composite demand

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

17,785.

When elasticity is zero the demand curve is

A.

Perfectly elastic

B.

Perfectly inelastic

C.

Concave

D.

Downward sloping

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.