Waec Model Questions Vol1 2019 Economics Question 39

Practice objective / multiple choice question 39 from the 2019 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2019 Economics Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 39 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2019 • ECONOMICS • objective

In 2020 a country's age distribution (in millions) is: 0‑14 years = 12, 15‑64 years = 30, 65+ years = 6. A family‑planning programme reduces the annual growth rate of the 0‑14 cohort to 1 % per year, while the 15‑64 and 65+ cohorts grow at 1 % and 0.5 % per year respectively. Assuming continuous exponential growth, calculate the dependency ratio (young + old over working‑age) after 5 years, expressed as a percentage rounded to one decimal place.

Answer Options

A. 68.4
B. 55.3
C. 62.1
Correct Answer D. 59.6
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
59.6

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2019 Economics Question 39. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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