Waec Economics Past Questions For Year 2009

Question 6

A type of unemployment which occurs due to technological progress is called

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  • A. frictional unemployment
  • B. residual unemployment
  • C. structural unemployment
  • D. mass unemployment
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Question 7

choice is necessitated by

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  • A. demand and supply
  • B. cost of production
  • C. production possibility curve
  • D. scarcity of resources
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Question 8

When the price of a commodity increases and the quantity demanded also increases, this is a case of

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  • A. exceptional demand
  • B. derived demand
  • C. competitive demand
  • D. joint demand
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Question 9

The type of demand that exist between torchlight and battery is

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  • A. competitive demand
  • B. complemetary demand
  • C. composite demand
  • D. joint demand
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Question 10

The demand and supply function of a commodity are given as below.

Qd = 20 - 2p

Qs = 6p - 12

Where p = price in naira, Qd = Quantity demanded and Qs = Quantity supplied. The equilibrium price is

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  • A. 2 Naira
  • B. 4 Naira
  • C. 6 Naira
  • D. 20 Naira
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