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Key Facts: Mali Bac TSECO Exam

Official written subject papers

Arrêté n° 2014-1385/MEN-SG

17 h

Total official testing time

Arrêté n° 2014-1385/MEN-SG

10 / 20

Normal passing average

Arrêté n° 2014-1385/MEN-SG

22–25 June

2026 written-exam dates

Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale calendar

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1In microeconomics, if the price of a good increases by 10% and the quantity demanded decreases by 15%, what is the price elasticity of demand (in absolute value)?

A.1.5 (Elastic)

B.0.67 (Inelastic)

C.1.0 (Unitary elastic)

D.15.0 (Perfectly elastic)

Explanation: Price elasticity of demand is calculated as the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price: |-15% / +10%| = 1.5. Since the value is greater than 1, demand is price-elastic.

2Which market structure is characterized by a single seller facing many buyers, with significant barriers to entry and no close substitutes?

A.Monopoly (Monopole)

B.Oligopoly (Oligopole)

C.Monopolistic competition

D.Perfect competition

Explanation: A monopoly exists when a single producer or firm dominates the entire market supply, shielded by legal, technological, or natural barriers to entry.

3According to neoclassical consumer theory, at the point of optimal utility maximization subject to a budget constraint, what equality must hold?

A.The marginal rate of substitution (MRS) equals the price ratio (Px / Py)

B.Total utility equals total expenditure

C.The marginal utility of both goods must be equal to zero

D.The price of good X must equal the price of good Y

Explanation: At consumer equilibrium, the indifference curve is tangent to the budget line, meaning the marginal rate of substitution MRS(X, Y) = MUx / MUy equals the relative price ratio Px / Py.

4In the short run, if a competitive firm's market price P falls below its average variable cost (AVC), what rational decision should the firm make?

A.Shut down production immediately (cessation temporaire)

B.Continue producing to cover fixed costs

C.Increase output to reduce average fixed cost

D.Raise the market price unilaterally

Explanation: If P < AVC, continuing production increases total losses beyond fixed costs because revenue does not even cover variable operating expenses. The firm minimizes losses by shutting down in the short run.

5What is marginal cost (coût marginal)?

A.The additional cost incurred by producing one additional unit of output

B.The total cost divided by the total quantity produced

C.The fixed cost that does not vary with output

D.The minimum cost required to initiate production

Explanation: Marginal cost (MC) is the change in total cost resulting from a one-unit increase in production: MC = ΔTC / ΔQ (or the first derivative of total cost dTC/dQ).

6A firm operating in a perfectly competitive market maximizes its profit by producing the output level Q at which:

A.Marginal cost equals market price (MC = P)

B.Average total cost is maximized

C.Marginal cost equals total revenue

D.Total cost is minimized

Explanation: For a competitive price-taker, marginal revenue equals the market price (MR = P). Profit is maximized where marginal revenue equals marginal cost, so P = MC (on the rising portion of MC).

7What is an inferior good (bien inférieur) in consumer economics?

A.A good whose demand decreases when consumer income increases

B.A good of defective manufacturing quality

C.A good whose price decreases when demand increases

D.A good that can only be consumed jointly with another good

Explanation: An inferior good has negative income elasticity of demand (Ey < 0): as consumer income rises, consumers substitute higher-quality or preferred alternatives, causing demand for the inferior good to fall.

8What type of externality occurs when a beekeeper's bees pollinate nearby fruit orchards, enhancing fruit harvests without any payment made by the orchard owner?

A.Positive production externality (externalité positive)

B.Negative production externality

C.Network externality

D.Pecuniary externality

Explanation: A positive production externality occurs when the productive activity of an economic agent confers a beneficial effect on a third party without financial compensation or market transaction.

9If cross-price elasticity of demand between two goods X and Y is positive (Exy > 0), what is the relationship between the two goods?

A.They are substitute goods (biens substituables)

B.They are complementary goods (biens complémentaires)

C.They are independent goods

D.They are Giffen goods

Explanation: When Exy > 0, an increase in the price of good Y causes consumers to buy more of good X instead. This positive relationship defines substitute goods (such as tea and coffee, or millet and sorghum).

10In the theory of the firm, what law states that as additional units of a variable input are added to fixed inputs, beyond a certain point the extra output produced by each additional input unit declines?

A.Law of diminishing marginal returns (Loi des rendements décroissants)

B.Law of supply and demand

C.Say's Law of markets

D.Law of comparative advantage

Explanation: Turgot and David Ricardo's law of diminishing returns states that holding at least one factor of production fixed (like land or machinery), adding more variable factor (like labor) eventually yields smaller additions to output.

About the Mali Bac TSECO Exam

Baccalauréat Série TSEco is Mali's current secondary leaving examination in Sciences Économiques. The national regulation defines six written papers with a total coefficient of 16 and 17 testing hours. This independent bank uses English MCQs to review knowledge and reasoning across those subjects while preserving official names and relevant language tasks.

Exam sponsor: Centre National des Examens et Concours de l'Éducation (CNECE), Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale du Mali.. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

The official TSEco papers and coefficients are Economics 4, Mathematics 3, Economic Geography 3, Accounting and Commerce 2, Philosophy 2, and Living Language I 2. Economics combines document analysis with a documentary dissertation; accounting covers general and analytic accounting; the language paper covers comprehension, morphosyntax, and writing. This English MCQ bank is an independent topic-review adaptation, not an official translation or substitute for essays, document work, and calculations.

Time Limit

17 total written hours: one 4-hour paper, three 3-hour papers, and two 2-hour papers. The 2026 session ran 22–25 June.

Passing Score

At least 10/20 weighted average. A regular candidate at 9.00–9.99/20 can pass only if (3 × exam average + annual school average) ÷ 4 reaches 10/20; there is no oral second-round rule in the reviewed regulation.

Exam / Certification Fees

No national exam fee was published in the reviewed official sources. A candidate-libre application includes a 200 CFA-franc fiscal stamp.

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Our practice resources: topics covered

We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.

25%

Economics

Concepts, applications, and document-based reasoning.

19%

Mathematics

Algebra, functions, finance, statistics, and probability.

19%

Economic Geography

Resources, population, trade, development, and regional integration.

13%

Accounting and Commerce

General and analytic accounting plus commercial calculations.

12%

Philosophy

Core concepts and argument analysis for written work.

12%

Living Language I

English comprehension, morphosyntax, vocabulary, and writing decisions.

Preparing for the Mali Bac TSECO Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: At least 10/20 weighted average. A regular candidate at 9.00–9.99/20 can pass only if (3 × exam average + annual school average) ÷ 4 reaches 10/20; there is no oral second-round rule in the reviewed regulation.
Assessment: The official TSEco papers and coefficients are Economics 4, Mathematics 3, Economic Geography 3, Accounting and Commerce 2, Philosophy 2, and Living Language I 2. Economics combines document analysis with a documentary dissertation; accounting covers general and analytic accounting; the language paper covers comprehension, morphosyntax, and writing. This English MCQ bank is an independent topic-review adaptation, not an official translation or substitute for essays, document work, and calculations.
Time limit: 17 total written hours: one 4-hour paper, three 3-hour papers, and two 2-hour papers. The 2026 session ran 22–25 June.
Exam / certification fees: No national exam fee was published in the reviewed official sources. A candidate-libre application includes a 200 CFA-franc fiscal stamp. Official sources

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Mali Bac TSECO: Suggested Study Strategy

1Practise economics document analysis and outline full documentary dissertations separately from MCQ review.

2Show every step in mathematics and accounting exercises and check units, signs, and rounding.

3Use maps, data tables, and short case materials when reviewing economic geography.

4Prepare extended philosophy arguments and timed Living Language I writing in addition to these questions.

Frequently Asked Questions

What papers make up Mali's Bac TSEco?

The regulation lists Economics, Mathematics, Economic Geography, Accounting and Commerce, Philosophy, and Living Language I.

What is the TSEco pass rule?

The normal pass threshold is a weighted 10/20. A limited school-average formula applies to regular candidates whose examination average is 9.00–9.99/20.

Is this the official exam format?

No. Official papers use essays, document analysis, exercises, calculations, and language tasks. These English MCQs are an independent study adaptation.