Neco 2019 Government Question 7

Practice objective / multiple choice question 7 from the 2019 Neco Government examination.

Neco 2019 Government Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 7 NECO • 2019 • GOVERNMENT • objective

During the fiscal year 2023, the federal government recorded the following revenues (in billions of naira): tax revenue\=\(45\), non‑tax revenue\=\(15\). Its expenditures (in billions of naira) were: health\=\(20\), education\=\(15\), defence\=\(12\), infrastructure\=\(10\), debt service\=\(8\). (a) Determine the fiscal deficit for the year. (b) The deficit is financed by borrowing at an annual compound interest rate of \(6\%\). Calculate the total amount of debt that will be outstanding after three years. (c) If the country's gross domestic product (GDP) is \(500\) billion naira, express the debt after three years as a percentage of GDP (to two decimal places).

Answer Options

A. Debt after three years = \(6.31\) billion naira, which is \(1.26\%\) of GDP
B. Debt after three years = \(5.90\) billion naira, which is \(1.18\%\) of GDP
C. Debt after three years = \(5.62\) billion naira, which is \(1.12\%\) of GDP
Correct Answer D. Debt after three years = \(5.96\) billion naira, which is \(1.19\%\) of GDP
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
Debt after three years = \(5.96\) billion naira, which is \(1.19\%\) of GDP

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This is Neco 2019 Government Question 7. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Neco Government examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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