Year : 
1999
Title : 
Economics
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

21 - 30 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
21.

When price elasticity of supply is equal to 0.4, supply is said to be

A. inelastic

B. elastic

C. unitary elastic

D. public utilities

A

22.

In the money market , money can only be borrowed for

A. long term

B. short term

C. capital project

D. public utilities

B

23.

Deflation can be controlled by increase in

A. the bank rate

B. income tax

C. the price level

D. the budget deficit

C

24.

Mortgage banks give loan to investors on long term basis to

A. finance agriculture

B. establish banks

C. acquire machinery

D. build houses

D

25.

The situation where by a government spends more than its budgets for a fiscal year is known as

A. extra budget

B. surplus budget

C. mid-year budget

D. deficit budget

D

26.

In a socialist economy, factors of production are owned and controlled by the

A. citizens

B. businessmen

C. government

D. foreigners

C

27.

One quality of money which makes it possible to be carried easily is its

A. Scarcity

B. Durability

C. portability

D. acceptability

C

28.

A form of tax in which the poor pay a higher rate than the rich is known as

A. regressive tax

B. backward tax

C. oppressive tax

D. retrogressive tax

A

29.

The reduction in the value of a country's currency of other nations is known as

A. deflation

B. devaluation

C. inflation

D. revaluation

B

30.

The creation of utility can be referred to as

A. value added

B. profit maximization

C. entreprenuership

D. production

D

21.

When price elasticity of supply is equal to 0.4, supply is said to be

A. inelastic

B. elastic

C. unitary elastic

D. public utilities

A

22.

In the money market , money can only be borrowed for

A. long term

B. short term

C. capital project

D. public utilities

B

23.

Deflation can be controlled by increase in

A. the bank rate

B. income tax

C. the price level

D. the budget deficit

C

24.

Mortgage banks give loan to investors on long term basis to

A. finance agriculture

B. establish banks

C. acquire machinery

D. build houses

D

25.

The situation where by a government spends more than its budgets for a fiscal year is known as

A. extra budget

B. surplus budget

C. mid-year budget

D. deficit budget

D

26.

In a socialist economy, factors of production are owned and controlled by the

A. citizens

B. businessmen

C. government

D. foreigners

C

27.

One quality of money which makes it possible to be carried easily is its

A. Scarcity

B. Durability

C. portability

D. acceptability

C

28.

A form of tax in which the poor pay a higher rate than the rich is known as

A. regressive tax

B. backward tax

C. oppressive tax

D. retrogressive tax

A

29.

The reduction in the value of a country's currency of other nations is known as

A. deflation

B. devaluation

C. inflation

D. revaluation

B

30.

The creation of utility can be referred to as

A. value added

B. profit maximization

C. entreprenuership

D. production

D