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    Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education: Economics Paper 1 3 Hours Instructions To Candidates

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    P 220/1

    ECONOMICS
    PAPER 1

    Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education

    ECONOMICS
    Paper 1
    3 Hours

    INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

    - Answer FIVE questions.


    - Section A is compulsory; answers to this section should be
    concise.
    - Answer FOUR questions from section B.
    - All questions in section B carry equal marks.
    - Credit will be given for the use of relevant diagrams.

    SECTION A (20 Marks)

    1 a) (i) Given the price of commodity Y increased from Shs 2,500 to


    Shs 3,500 and as a result the quantity demanded of commodity Q
    reduced by 20%. Calculate the cross elasticity of demand.
    (3 marks)
    (ii) How are the two commodities related?
    (1 mark)
    b) (i) What is cost push inflation?
    (1 mark)
    (ii) Mention any three causes of cost push inflation in an
    economy. (3 Marks)

    c) (i) Distinguish between disguised and seasonal unemployment.


    (2 marks)
    (ii) State two causes of disguised unemployment.
    (2 Marks)
    d) i) Distinguish between customs duty and excise duty
    (2 marks)
    ii) Give two reasons for the use of customs duty in an economy.
    (2 marks)

    e) i) Differentiate between comprehensive planning and decentralized


    planning

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    (2 marks)
    ii) Mention two merits of decentralized planning in an economy.
    (2 marks)

    SECTION B (80 MARKS)


    2. a) Explain how an oligopolistic firm maximizes profits in the short
    run. (6 marks)
    b) What are the implications of the existence of oligopoly in an
    economy. (14 marks)

    3 (a) Explain the process of computing consumer price index


    (6 marks)
    (b) What problems are encountered when computing consumer
    price indices. (14
    marks)

    4. (a)Why may a country adopt an export promotion strategy of


    industrial development.
    (10 marks)
    (b) What are the limitations of export promotion in developing
    countries. (10 marks)

    5. a) Explain the tools of monetary policy.


    (12 marks)
    b) What factors limit the effective operation of monetary policy in
    developing countries.
    (8 marks)

    6. a) Why is it necessary to control the high population growth rate


    in developing countries?
    (10 marks)
    b) Suggest measures that should be taken to control population
    growth in developing countries.
    (10 marks)

    7. (a)Account for the establishment of public enterprises in


    developing
    Countries.
    (10 marks)
    (b) Explain the demerits of privatizing public enter prizes in
    developing countries.
    (10 marks)
    END

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