AQA · 7136 / 7135

A Level Paper 3, Jun 2023

33questions
80marks
31topics

All 33 questions from the AQA A Level Paper 3, Jun 2023 Economics paper (7136 / 7135), worth 80 marks in total. The main topics tested are Monetary policy (2), Fiscal policy (2), Market equilibrium (1), Scarcity and choice (1).

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1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Identify the cause of a price fall with greater quantity bought.

4.1.3.5Market equilibriumMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Draw the implication of treating the environment as scarce.

4.1.1.4Scarcity and choiceMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Calculate cross elasticity between two nut varieties after a price rise.

4.1.3.2Cross elasticity of demandMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Spot the flaw in money income per person as a welfare measure.

4.2.1.4Using national income dataMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Work out saving, tax and import levels consistent with equilibrium.

4.2.2.1Circular flow of incomeMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Match a rate rise to the policy goal it best serves.

4.2.4.3Monetary policyMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Name the biases behind a rush to insure after flooding.

4.1.2.3Behavioural biasesMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Predict entry or exit as a competitive industry reaches long-run equilibrium.

4.1.5.3Perfect competitionMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Name the process where innovation erodes a leader's dominance.

4.1.5.8Competitive market dynamicsMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Deduce the consumption propensity implied by a spending rise and income gain.

4.2.2.4Multiplier and ADMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Decide whether output gaps are positive or negative across two years.

4.2.3.1Economic cycleMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

State which terms monetarists treat as fixed in MV=PQ.

4.2.4.3Quantity theory of moneyMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Find the hire at which extra output per worker starts falling.

4.1.4.3Diminishing returnsMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Infer marginal revenue at the point where takings peak.

4.1.4.6Revenue curvesMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Give the likely consequence when managers rather than owners decide.

4.1.5.2Objectives of firmsMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Explain why unemployment returns to its natural level after policy intervention.

4.2.3.4Policy objective conflictsMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Identify the job of the watchdog scrutinising public finances.

4.2.5.1Fiscal policyMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Choose the action that expands the quantity of money.

4.2.4.3Monetary policyMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Explain linked shifts across two crop markets using price signals.

4.1.3.6Interrelated marketsMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Locate the output where social costs and benefits are equal.

4.1.8.4Positive and negative externalitiesMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Pick the transaction recorded as a transfer outflow abroad.

4.2.6.3Balance of paymentsMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Interpret output data to see which country should specialise.

4.2.6.2Comparative advantageMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Judge whether one currency rose or fell against two others.

4.2.6.4Exchange ratesMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Define the term for regulators aligning with those they oversee.

4.1.8.8Regulation and deregulationMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Select the combination that raises the equilibrium wage here.

4.1.6.3Competitive labour marketsMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Identify a determinant of how responsive labour demand is to pay.

4.1.6.1Demand for labourMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Read a Lorenz diagram to say how equality and Gini changed.

4.1.7.1Income and wealth distributionMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Predict the consequence of switching public spending towards innovation.

4.2.2.6Long-run aggregate supplyMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Choose the moral hazard example created by a central bank safety net.

4.2.4.4Financial system regulationMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Sum yearly deficits to find the rise in accumulated borrowing.

4.2.5.1Fiscal policyMultiple choiceMultiple choice
10 marksA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Assess from the figures whether Sri Lanka is more developed than Bangladesh and Pakistan.

4.2.6.5Measuring economic developmentTo what extentWritten
15 marksA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Why does the global price for tea rise and fall?

4.1.3.5Commodity price volatilityExplainWritten
25 marksA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Should Sri Lanka reduce public spending to bring down its debt? Justify, using the extracts.

4.2.5.1Fiscal policy and debtAfterWritten

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