AQA · 7136 / 7135

A Level Paper 1, Nov 2020

14questions
200marks
10topics

All 14 questions from the AQA A Level Paper 1, Nov 2020 Economics paper (7136 / 7135), worth 200 marks in total. The main topics tested are Externalities and market failure (3), Government intervention in markets (2), Wage determination (2), Imperfectly competitive labour markets (1).

Each question is summarised in our own words with its mark tariff, command word and specification point, and links through to the official paper.

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2 marksA Level · Paper 1 · Context 1

Calculate share of plastic waste buried or burned since 1950

4.1.8.4Externalities and market failureUsing the dataWritten
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4 marksA Level · Paper 1 · Context 1

Interpret data connecting rising prosperity to more rubbish per person

4.1.8.4Externalities and market failureExplain howWritten
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9 marksA Level · Paper 1 · Context 1

Diagram explaining market failure from deliberately short-lived products

4.1.8.4Externalities and market failureWith the help of a diagramWritten
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25 marksA Level · Paper 1 · Context 1

Evaluate rich-country measures encouraging recycling and less rubbish

4.1.8.9Government intervention in marketsUsingWritten
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2 marksA Level · Paper 1 · Context 2

Calculate care worker earnings relative to the typical worker's pay

4.1.6.3Wage determinationUsing the dataWritten
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4 marksA Level · Paper 1 · Context 2

Interpret projections implying future pay rises in the care sector

4.1.6.3Wage determinationExplain howWritten
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9 marksA Level · Paper 1 · Context 2

Diagram showing how a sole state employer depresses carer pay

4.1.6.4Imperfectly competitive labour marketsWith the help of a diagramWritten
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25 marksA Level · Paper 1 · Context 2

Assess measures to raise the quality of British social care provision

4.1.8.9Government intervention in marketsUsingWritten
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15 marksA Level · Paper 1 · Essay 1

Explain the impact of an indirect tax on both surpluses

4.1.5.11Consumer and producer surplusExplain howWritten
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25 marksA Level · Paper 1 · Essay 1

Discuss tougher rules and taxes for dominant global tech companies

4.1.8.7Competition policyDiscussWritten
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15 marksA Level · Paper 1 · Essay 2

Explain scarcity and choice using a production possibility curve

4.1.1.5Production possibility diagramsExplain howWritten
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25 marksA Level · Paper 1 · Essay 2

Evaluate welfare effects of state efforts to narrow income gaps

4.1.7.3Policies on poverty and inequalityEvaluateWritten
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15 marksA Level · Paper 1 · Essay 3

Explain how poor knowledge causes markets to allocate badly

4.1.8.6Imperfect informationExplain whyWritten
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25 marksA Level · Paper 1 · Essay 3

Assess whether charging different prices is invariably harmful

4.1.5.7Price discriminationAssessWritten
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