AQA · 7136 / 7135

AD/AS analysis

21questions
117marks
5series
2020–2023years

AD/AS analysis comes up in 21 questions across the AQA A Level and AS past papers (7136 / 7135), worth 117 marks between them. They run from 2020 to 2023 and appear on A Level Paper 2, A Level Paper 3.

Tariffs run from 1 to 25 marks. The commonest instructions are Multiple choice (14), Explain (3), With the help of a diagram (2). Specification points covered: 4.2.2.1, 4.2.2.2, 4.2.2.3, 4.2.2.4, 4.2.2.5, 4.2.2.6.

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Jun 2023 4 questions

15 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Essay 2

Explain what can push the short-run supply curve of an economy leftwards.

4.2.2.5Short-run aggregate supplyExplainWritten
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

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

Predict the consequence of switching public spending towards innovation.

4.2.2.6Long-run aggregate supplyMultiple choiceMultiple choice

Jun 2022 2 questions

1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Identify the shock that reduces an economy's productive capacity.

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

Choose the diagram showing a technology gain's immediate macroeconomic effect.

4.2.2.5Short-run aggregate supplyMultiple choiceMultiple choice

Nov 2021 6 questions

9 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Context 2

Diagram question on how spending on research can raise an economy's long-term growth path.

4.2.2.6Long-run aggregate supplyWith the help of a diagramWritten
15 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Essay 2

Explain why household spending in an economy may be increasing.

4.2.2.3Determinants of aggregate demandExplainWritten
25 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Essay 2

Judge whether Britain gains when households put aside less of their income.

4.2.2.3Determinants of aggregate demandTo what extentWritten
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Choose the cause of a move between equilibria involving spending and productive capacity.

4.2.2.2AD/AS analysisMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

What slower income growth does to capital spending under the acceleration principle.

4.2.2.3Determinants of aggregate demandMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Choose the causes of a move between equilibria involving spending and short-term supply.

4.2.2.2AD/AS analysisMultiple choiceMultiple choice

Nov 2020 5 questions

9 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Context 1

Diagram question on why better output per worker should lift national output.

4.2.2.6Long-run aggregate supplyWith the help of a diagramWritten
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Evaluate statements about output gaps and joblessness on an AD/AS diagram.

4.2.2.2AD/AS analysisMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Test statements linking consumption propensity, injections and income.

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

Pick the pair of changes that explains a shift in both demand and productive potential.

4.2.2.2AD/AS analysisMultiple choiceMultiple choice
15 marksA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

How would a prolonged global downturn feed through to British living standards?

4.2.2.4Global slowdown and UK economyExplain howWritten

Specimen 4 questions

15 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Essay 2

Explain the likely effects of higher taxes on total spending in Britain.

4.2.2.3Determinants of aggregate demandExplainWritten
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Select the diagram showing dearer inputs together with heavier taxation of households.

4.2.2.2AD/AS analysisMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Which rising variable pushes the short-term supply curve leftwards.

4.2.2.5Short-run aggregate supplyMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Find the original injection given the final income change and a spending propensity.

4.2.2.4The multiplierMultiple choiceMultiple choice

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