Waec Model Questions Vol1 2024 Civic Education Question 2

Practice objective / multiple choice question 2 from the 2024 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2024 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 2 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2024 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

A government infrastructure project is budgeted at \(\text{₦}200\) million. The contractor inflates the contract price by \(8\%\) and then pays a corporate tax of \(10\%\) on the inflated amount. After tax, the contractor siphons off kick‑backs equal to \(12\%\) of the original budget. Calculate (a) the total loss to public funds resulting from the extra tax paid because of the inflated price and the kick‑backs, and (b) the effective percentage of the original budget that is actually spent on the intended project.

Answer Options

A. Total loss = ₦26.4 million; effective spending = 86.4\%
B. Total loss = ₦25.6 million; effective spending = 85.0\%
C. Total loss = ₦24.0 million; effective spending = 88.0\%
Correct Answer D. Total loss = ₦25.6 million; effective spending = 87.2\%
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
Total loss = ₦25.6 million; effective spending = 87.2\%

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2024 Civic Education Question 2. It is one of the objective questions from the 2024 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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