Waec Model Questions Vol1 2019 Civic Education Question 18

Practice objective / multiple choice question 18 from the 2019 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2019 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 18 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2019 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

An official can obtain illicit income in two ways. (i) Accept a direct bribe of ₦500,000. If caught, the penalty is five times the bribe plus a fixed fine of ₦200,000. The probability of being caught is p. (ii) Request a facilitation fee equal to 10 % of a contract worth ₦2,000,000, i.e., ₦200,000. The probability of detection for this scheme is half that of the bribe scheme (p/2), and the same penalty structure applies. For what maximum value of p will the expected monetary gain from the bribe scheme be greater than that from the facilitation‑fee scheme? Express p as a percentage rounded to one decimal place.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. 14.3%
B. 12.5%
C. 15.0%
D. 10.0%
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
14.3%

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2019 Civic Education Question 18. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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