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WAEC Economics 2025 Objective — Question 14

Question 14 of 51 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Economics 2025 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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An increase in the price of a factor of production in an industry will cause

  • A. supply of goods to decrease.Correct
  • B. more firms to enter the market.
  • C. the government to increase taxes.
  • D. the quantity supplied of the factor input to decrease.

Explanation

Higher factor prices raise production costs, causing firms to reduce output and the supply curve to shift leftward.

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