2025 WAEC Economics Theory A. Table below shows the distribution of the population of a country in various occupation....

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A. Table below shows the distribution of the population of a country in various occupation. Study it and answer the questions that follow.
Table

OCCUPATION	TOTAL
Shoe production	30 million
Banking	37million
Fish processing	19million
Warehousing	12.2 million
Mining	16.1 million
Fish farming	10.8 million
Food crop production	15.6 million
Baking	19 million
Laundry	10.3 million

Calculate the size of the entire labour force in the country

Bi. Table below shows the distribution of the population of a country in various occupation. Study it and answer the questions that follow.
Table

OCCUPATION	TOTAL
Shoe production	30 million
Banking	37million
Fish processing	19million
Warehousing	12.2 million
Mining	16.1 million
Fish farming	10.8 million
Food crop production	15.6 million
Baking	19 million
Laundry	10.3 million

What percentage of the labour force is engaged in the:
- Primary sector

Bii.Table below shows the distribution of the population of a country in various occupation. Study it and answer the questions that follow.
Table

OCCUPATION	TOTAL
Shoe production	30 million
Banking	37million
Fish processing	19million
Warehousing	12.2 million
Mining	16.1 million
Fish farming	10.8 million
Food crop production	15.6 million
Baking	19 million
Laundry	10.3 million

What percentage of the labour force is engaged in the:
- secondary sector

Biii. Table below shows the distribution of the population of a country in various occupation. Study it and answer the questions that follow.
Table

OCCUPATION	TOTAL
Shoe production	30 million
Banking	37million
Fish processing	19million
Warehousing	12.2 million
Mining	16.1 million
Fish farming	10.8 million
Food crop production	15.6 million
Baking	19 million
Laundry	10.3 million

What percentage of the labour force is engaged in the:
- tertiary sector

C. Table below shows the distribution of the population of a country in various occupation. Study it and answer the questions that follow.
Table

OCCUPATION	TOTAL
Shoe production	30 million
Banking	37million
Fish processing	19million
Warehousing	12.2 million
Mining	16.1 million
Fish farming	10.8 million
Food crop production	15.6 million
Baking	19 million
Laundry	10.3 million

Calculate the ratio of the workers in mining to the workers in shoe production.

D. Table below shows the distribution of the population of a country in various occupation. Study it and answer the questions that follow.
Table

OCCUPATION	TOTAL
Shoe production	30 million
Banking	37million
Fish processing	19million
Warehousing	12.2 million
Mining	16.1 million
Fishing farming	10.8 million
Food crop production	15.6 million
Baking	19 million
Laundry	10.3 million

Calculate the percentage of the people engaged in warehousing

Ei. Table below shows the distribution of the population of a country in various occupation. Study it and answer the questions that follow.
Table

OCCUPATION	TOTAL
Shoe production	30 million
Banking	37million
Fish processing	19million
Warehousing	12.2 million
Mining	16.1 million
Fish farming	10.8 million
Food crop production	15.6 million
Baking	19 million
Laundry	10.3 million

Identify the type of economy depicted in the table

Eii. Table below shows the distribution of the population of a country in various occupation. Study it and answer the questions that follow.
Table

OCCUPATION	TOTAL
Shoe production	30 million
Banking	37million
Fish processing	19million
Warehousing	12.2 million
Mining	16.1 million
Fish farming	10.8 million
Food crop production	15.6 million
Baking	19 million
Laundry	10.3 million

- Give a reason for your answer in 1(e)(i)

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Explanation

A. Size of the labour force = 30+37+19+12.2+16.1+10.8+15.6+19+10.3
= 170million

Bi. Primary sector = Mining +Fish farming +Food crop production
= 16.1 + 10.8 +15.6)/170 x 100
= 25%

Bii. Secondary sector = Shoe production + Fish Processing + Baking
= (30 + 19+19)/170 x 100
= 40%

Biii. Tertiary production = Banking + Warehousing +Laundry
= 37 +12.2+10.3
= 59.5/170 x 100
=35%

C. Ratio =Mining/shoe production
= 16.1/30
=16.1:30

D. Warehousing = 12.2/170 x 100
= 7.2%

Ei. The type of economy depicted is Mixed economy.

Eii. In a mixed economy, there is a combination of different sectors such as agriculture (food crop production, fish farming),
manufacturing (shoe production, fish processing, baking), and services (banking, warehousing, laundry). The presence of diverse
occupations indicates that the economy has both private and public sector involvement in various industries. This mix of
primary (like mining and farming), secondary (like production and processing), and tertiary (like banking and warehousing)
activities reflects a balanced economic structure typical of a mixed economy.