AFRICAN TABATA SECONDARY SCHOOL
ANNUAL EXAMINATION
ECONOMICS - 1
FORM V
Time: 3:00 Hours July 14, 2020
INSTRUCTIONS:
This paper consists of eight (8) questions in section A ,B and C
Answer five (6) questions choosing at least two (2) questions from each section
Each questions carries twenty (20) marks
Non – programmable calculators may be used
Cellular phones are not allowed in the examination room
Write your Examination number on every page of your answer sheet(s)
SECTION A
Answer two (2) questions from this section question (ONE) is compulsory
1. (a) what does mean by production function?
(b) The expression Q = 10 + 12L – L2 shows total output Q varies with the input of man –hours L.
Give an algebraic expression for:
(i) Average product
(ii) Marginal product
(iii) What it the size of possible maximum output?
2. (a) Outline five functions of a market
(b) Examine five factors that influence the extent of the market.
3. (a) Briefly explain the concept of scarcity as it is used in economics.
(b) The problem of scarcity is solved differently in various economic systems.
Narrate.
SECTION B
Answer at least two (2) questions from this section
4. (a) Briefly explain five features of land as a factor of production
(b) Critically examine five factors that affect land productivity.
5. (a) With diagrams, differentiate between demand and supply.
(b) The price of a commodity is the only factor that determines the demand of a
Commodity. Discuss (five points).
6. (a) with examples, explain all phases of trade cycle
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SECTION C
7. Differentiate the following economics terms.
(i) Economic systems Vs Economics Laws
(ii) Exchange Vs Production
(iii) Scarcity Vs Shortage
(iv) The laws of diminishing return Vs Laws of Demand and supply
(v) Trade cycle Vs Market
8. Boom is the grace period. Explain why sometimes government by using different policies
remove economic boom?( Give 4 points)
9. (a) Study the table below and then answer the questions that follows
labour land