Ordinary level 2025 Littoral regional mock Economics guide
Ordinary level 2025 Littoral regional mock Economics guide
Q.1 ai Rural exodus is the movement of
people from rural to urban centers. (2mks)
ii) Optimum Population is that population size
which combined with the available existing
economic resources (Land, Labour and
technical knowledge) gives the maximum
output per head(2 mks)
iii) Natural Growth rate is the rate which the
population is growing through births and
deaths(1 mk)
NGR= (BR-DR)X100 (1 mk)
iv) Dependency ratio is the relationship
between the inactive and the working
population (1 mk)
DR=Young +Old : Working Population(1 mk)
b) Effects of a large scale emigration of
Cameroonians of age18 to 60 on the economy
of Cameroon are:
Fall in the labour force, Fall in the
government revenue from taxes,
Underutilization of resources, Decline in the
rate of development, High dependency ratio,
Fall in the level of GDP, Increase in job
opportunities, Decline in agriculture and
industries etc . 2 mks each with explanation.
ANY 4 (4×2= 8mks)
c) Ways by which the government can reduce
death rates in a country:
Improve health and medical facilities, Increase
the literacy level, Increase the standards of
living, Prevent the outbreak of epidemic,
Reduce man-made disasters like wars, Careful
management of natural disasters etc. 1 mk
each (4×1= 4 mks)
QUESTION 2.
ai) Efficiency of labour is the ability of labour
to increase output within a shorter time
without a fall in the quality of output.(2 mks)
ii) Supply of labour is the total number of
labour hours offered in production at a given
wage rate over a given period of time or the
number of people and the number of hours
they are willing to work at a given wage rate
over a given period of time. (2 mks)
iii) Non Specific capital is one which can easily
be used for another function other than the
original function for which it was made e.g
factory buildings .(2 mks)
iv) Marginal cost is the cost incurred in
producing one more or an additional unit of a
commodity. MC= Change in total cost divided
by change in output.(2 mks),
b) Limitation to division of labour:
Small size of labour force, Small market size,
Inadequate capital , Technological
impossibility(Nature of the product),Poor
transport facilities, Technological
advancement, Desire for self-reliance(Need to
be independent). Any 4 with correct stating
and explanation (4×2=8 mks).
c)Reasons why firms integrate vertically:
To achieve economies of scale, the wish to
acquire fame in the society, the wish to secure
the source of raw materials, the desire to
make full use of by-products, the desire o
absorb intermediate profit margin, to reduce
advertising cost ETC. Any 4 (4×1=4 mks)
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