NECO Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 38

186.

In the demographic transition theory, stage II represents a stage where

A.

Declining birth rates with low death rates lead to little or no population growth

B.

High birth rate with low death rates lead to no population growth

C.

There is population growth due to high birth rates and low death rates at that stages

D.

There is a slow rate of population growth as a result of high birth rate accompanied by high but slightly fluctuating death rate

E.

There is a very high growth as population as a result of high birth rates accompanied by high but slightly fluctuating death rates

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

187.

Economic growth is the

A.

Growth in a nation’s life expectancy

B.

Increase in a nation’s population

C.

Rate of increase in aggregate demand in a country

D.

Rate of increase in a country’s full employment and real output

E.

Rate of increase

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

188.

Which of these is NOT a basic economic problem of society?

A.

Efficiency of resource use

B.

For whom to produce

C.

How to produce

D.

Scale of production

E.

What to produce

Correct answer is D

Scarcity, or limited resources, is one of the most basic economic problems we face. We run into scarcity because while resources are limited, we are a society with unlimited wants. The problem of

- What to produce
- how to produce and for 
- Whom to produce are the basic economic problems of a society.
- Efficiency of resources used

Scale of production is a secondary production function.

189.

Total revenue can be obtained by multiplying

A.

Price by quantity sold

B.

Averages revenue by the demand

C.

Marginal revenue by marginal cost

D.

Average revenue plus marginal revenue

E.

Average cost by variable cost

Correct answer is A

Total revenue can be obtained by multiplying the quantity of output sold by the market price of the product (P.Q)

190.

For a monopolist, the demand curve is

A.

Inelastic

B.

Perfectly elastic

C.

Perfectly inelastic

D.

Elastic

E.

Unitary elastic

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.