Compute a sales index for cars using a stated base-year figure
AQA · 7136 / 7135
Index numbers (4.2.1) comes up in 17 questions across the AQA A Level and AS past papers (7136 / 7135), worth 82 marks between them. They run from 2020 to 2023 and appear on A Level Paper 1, A Level Paper 2, A Level Paper 3.
Tariffs run from 1 to 25 marks. The commonest instructions are Multiple choice (8), Using the data (3), Explain how (2). Specification points covered: 4.2.1.1, 4.2.1.2, 4.2.1.3, 4.2.1.4.
Compute a sales index for cars using a stated base-year figure
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