Neco Model Questions Vol1 2019 Civic Education Question 28

Practice objective / multiple choice question 28 from the 2019 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

Neco Model Questions Vol1 2019 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 28 NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2019 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

A contractor is offered a bribe equal to \(12\%\) of a contract valued at \(\text{₦}5{,}000{,}000\). If the bribe is taken, the contractor must pay \(10\%\) tax on the bribe amount and faces a \(5\%\) penalty on the total contract value if the bribe is discovered. The probability of detection is \(30\%\). Alternatively, the contractor can lawfully earn a profit of \(15\%\) of the contract value, on which a \(20\%\) tax is levied. Calculate the expected net monetary outcome for each option and state which option yields the higher expected profit.

Answer Options

A. Bribe option expected net \(\text{₦}465{,}000\); legal option net \(\text{₦}600{,}000\). The bribe profit option is better.
B. Bribe option expected net \(\text{₦}600{,}000\); legal option net \(\text{₦}465{,}000\). The bribe profit option is better.
Correct Answer C. Bribe option expected net \(\text{₦}465{,}000\); legal option net \(\text{₦}600{,}000\). The legal profit option is better.
D. Bribe option expected net \(\text{₦}500{,}000\); legal option net \(\text{₦}550{,}000\). The legal profit option is better.
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
Bribe option expected net \(\text{₦}465{,}000\); legal option net \(\text{₦}600{,}000\). The legal profit option is better.

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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2019 Civic Education Question 28. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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