AS & A Level Economics (9708) — May–June 2024, Paper 11
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Start with Question 1 →A worker earns $40 per hour. Rather than work, she decides to visit a museum for three hours. The visit costs a total of $40. What is the opportunity cost of visiting the museum?…
Answer this question and get it marked →The nature of a typical car assembly plant has changed. The industry has fewer firms, operates on larger sites and has more automated machinery. How is this change most likely to…
Answer this question and get it marked →Which item would be least likely to be classed as land? A fertilisers B fisheries C forests D coal
Answer this question and get it marked →Why does the concept of scarcity apply to the use of fossil fuels? A Demand fluctuates according to price changes. B Supply is insufficient to meet demand. C Their use is…
Answer this question and get it marked →An economist knows the current point at which an economy operates within its production possibility curve. What can the economist conclude about this economy? A its degree of…
Answer this question and get it marked →An increase in which factor is likely to cause a shift to the left of the demand curve for cinema movies? A expenses for the heating system in the cinema B payments charged by…
Answer this question and get it marked →Four firms supply the market. The market supply is 50 units at $20 and 100 units at $40. The table shows the market share of each firm at the two prices. Which firm does not have…
Answer this question and get it marked →Which statement is correct? A Demand for an inferior good has a positive relationship to income and a negative relationship to price. B Demand for an inferior good has a negative…
Answer this question and get it marked →In which row are both statements correct? consumer surplus producer surplus --- --- --- A the value that consumers gain from consuming a good over and above the value that would…
Answer this question and get it marked →A firm calculates that the income elasticity of demand for its product is -3.0. What can be deduced from this information? A In a period of economic growth, its total revenue…
Answer this question and get it marked →The diagram shows the demand and supply curves for the global air cargo market. The initial equilibrium is at point X. What would the new equilibrium be if there is a global…
Answer this question and get it marked →A government gives free food to poor households in a community. What is this food an example of? A a free good B a public good C a demerit good D a normal good
Answer this question and get it marked →A government wishes to raise the incomes of farmers without raising the price of food to consumers. Which policy should it use? A a maximum price below the market price for food B…
Answer this question and get it marked →Governments in market economies give different reasons for intervening in the operation of an economy. Which reason given is a normative statement? A Average incomes have failed…
Answer this question and get it marked →The table illustrates macroeconomic data for an economy. All figures are in $ billions. What is the equilibrium real output? consumption expenditure investment government…
Answer this question and get it marked →A country's net national income (NNI) is less than its gross national income (GNI). What does this mean? A incomes earned overseas were less than incomes sent overseas B inflation…
Answer this question and get it marked →Asha is currently unemployed. She has been offered a job but has decided to decline the offer and search for a better paid job. Which type of unemployment is this? A cyclical B…
Answer this question and get it marked →A major trading nation, country X, is in equilibrium at the full employment level of real output. There is then a recession in its main international markets. What are the most…
Answer this question and get it marked →Why would a fall in a country's average price level cause its aggregate demand curve to slope downwards? A It leads to an increase in interest rates. B It reduces the real value…
Answer this question and get it marked →To counter deflation a central bank uses expansionary monetary policy. What is likely to result? A a higher cost of borrowing B an increase in aggregate demand C an appreciation…
Answer this question and get it marked →Which statement about government budget surpluses and deficits is the most accurate? A A surplus implies that the balance of payments is in surplus. B A surplus implies that the…
Answer this question and get it marked →What is most likely to decrease if a government uses expansionary fiscal policy? A a balance of payments deficit B cyclical unemployment C the level of wages D the rate of…
Answer this question and get it marked →Sweden had a change in its Consumer Prices Index (CPI) of -0.6%. Which combination of policies might its government use to restore price stability? A increase interest rates and…
Answer this question and get it marked →What is a disadvantage of operating a floating exchange rate system? A It makes it difficult to prioritise domestic economic policy aims. B It makes the prices of internationally…
Answer this question and get it marked →What is not an example of protectionism? A export subsidies B import subsidies C quotas D tariffs
Answer this question and get it marked →Countries X and Y both produce goods M and N. They decide to specialise and trade freely in the goods. Under which conditions are the gains from specialisation and free trade…
Answer this question and get it marked →The terms of trade for a country increased from 100 to 120. Which statements are correct? 1 The terms of trade have deteriorated. 2 Fewer exports are needed to buy the same…
Answer this question and get it marked →The table shows the number of Turkish lira (TRY) which can be exchanged for one US dollar (USD) in 2016 and 2021. date exchange rate --- --- July 2016 1 USD = 2.83 TRY July 2021 1…
Answer this question and get it marked →The table shows the current account of a balance of payments for January 2021. $m --- --- exports of goods 15 000 imports of goods 17 000 services credit 2 500 services debit 2…
Answer this question and get it marked →Which policy would not be an argument for the use of import tariffs? A They are an effective way of raising revenue. B They improve the balance of payments on a current account. C…
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