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Theory of consumer behaviour: NECO Economics Past Questions and Answers

What the WAEC syllabus covers in Theory of consumer behaviour

Our summary: Measuring satisfaction with utility and finding the point where a consumer is in equilibrium.

  • The utility concepts – total utility, average utility, marginal utility and the calculation of utility schedules
  • The law of diminishing marginal utility
  • Relationship between total utility, average utility and marginal utility
  • The concept of equilibrium of a consumer
  • Determination of consumer equilibrium
  • The effects of changes in price on consumer equilibrium
  • The relationship between marginal utility and the demand curve

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NECO Economics questions on Theory of consumer behaviour

  1. NECO 2009The amount of satisfaction per unit of the commodity consumed is called
  2. NECO 2009The additional satisfaction derived from the consumption of one more unit of a good is called
  3. NECO 2007At the point where total utility begins to decline MU is
  4. NECO 2005The following determine the level of consumption EXCEPT
  5. NECO 2005The satisfaction derived from Die consumption of a commodity is referred o as
  6. NECO 2004When total utility is at maximum, then marginal utility is
  7. NECO 2004The unit of satisfaction dived from the consumption of an additional unit of a commodity is known as
  8. NECO 2003What is meant by utility?
  9. NECO 2002When combination of two goods which a consumer derive equal satisfaction is plotted on a graph, the graph is known as

Years with Theory of consumer behaviour questions in DeeepSolve's question bank

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