Waec Model Questions Vol1 2023 Economics Question 34

Practice objective / multiple choice question 34 from the 2023 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2023 Economics Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 34 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2023 • ECONOMICS • objective

A country's Human Development Index (HDI) is calculated as the geometric mean of three dimension indices: Life‑expectancy index (LEI), Education index (EI) and Income index (II). Initially, LEI = 0.85, EI = 0.70 and II = 0.60. After policy reforms, LEI rises by 0.04, EI rises by 0.05 and II increases by 10%. Compute the percentage increase in the HDI resulting from these reforms (give your answer to one decimal place).

Answer Options

A. 5.9
B. 6.5
C. 8
Correct Answer D. 7.2
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
7.2

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2023 Economics Question 34. It is one of the objective questions from the 2023 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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