Price control cannot work in Nigeria because

a

the population is too large

b

the policemen hate to arrest people

c

while it is fairly easy to control producers and importing firms, smaller distributors are too many to be controlled

d

control cannot work under military rule

e

too many things are produced in the country

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pascal Nelly
12 years ago

The fact is,the existence of black market in the country has deriled the workings of the price control system,due to their incessant hiking of the normal price level

Mosab
13 years ago

In Nigeria small firms has been on the increase their number is growing every day as a result their activities can not be easily check thereby giving rise to the inability of price control board to regulate the prices of products in the country.

Xellza
1 year ago

This course is opening my eyes to what the government is seeing and facing

mobeenet
11 years ago

going with the question. I think the question is ambiguous so we have to deal with it in its ambiguous way. government fixing the prices of goods above or below equilibrium price cannot work in Nigeria because consumers are willing and ready to buy goods at lower prices than at higher prices and producers are ready to supply their goods for sale at higher price.

Sylvanus2007
2 years ago

it is the same as saying,the population of producers are beyond control...... especially the smaller distributors they are not giving room for price to me controlled or stable

ilosimon
5 years ago

government fixing the prices of goods above or below equilibrium price cannot work in Nigeria because consumers are willing and ready to buy goods at lower ...
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spefic
10 years ago

yes d answer is c becos mer looking at d kind of economic system been operated in africa,it allaws the existense of small firm dew to d limited reasource which retailers use in starting up business in africa with out even registring d business,,,,,,,,we west africans are still developing nation not like d british.......so in west afica we can not control retail business

Gudnews igbogi
12 years ago

I agree wit u. cos me 2 i wil do dsame tin 2 buy d nearby product 4 smal money.

blssing
10 years ago

it can,t work bc one man business is much in Nigeria

oluchi2025
5 years ago

because even if there is price control in the manufacturing industries, when it is passon to the middlemen thatis retailer,gain will be added to the goods

mayor37
7 years ago

the answer is C

Ama Udoh Camilla
11 years ago

well done @ bako

elvisu
11 years ago

Why is C the correct answer

this question is really Weird

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