WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 3806

19,026.

A table which shows the price of a commodity and the quantity of it that is demanded per unit time is a

A.

Time series

B.

Demand series

C.

Demand curve

D.

Demand schedule

E.

Time schedule

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

19,027.

Scarcity in Economics means that resources

A.

Are not enough to share among producers of goods and services

B.

Needed to satisfy human wants are limited

C.

Are never enough to share among consumers of goods and services

D.

Required to meet our essential wants are unlimited

E.

Can be managed if those who use them can behave rationally

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

19,028.

Subsistence farming means producing food

A.

Mainly for the need of our immediate and extended family

B.

Crops for sale mainly

C.

Crops mainly for export

D.

To feed the community around

E.

In order to satisfy the government directives

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

19,029.

The term marginal propensity to consume can best be explained as the

A.

Desire to spend more income on consumption

B.

Change in consumption as a percentage of change in income

C.

Average regularly spend on consumption

D.

Total expenditure on consumption

E.

Inclination to spend only a little on consumption

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

19,030.

Which of these factors does not affect revenue allocation in Nigeria?

A.

Needs of an area

B.

Size of the population of an area

C.

Number of industries and land areas

D.

Revenue derivable from an area

E.

Development needs of the country

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.