Edexcel · 9EC0 / 8EC0 / WEC11–14

Long-run aggregate supply

9questions
18marks
4series
2018–2021years

Long-run aggregate supply comes up in 9 questions across the Edexcel A Level, AS and International A Level past papers (9EC0 / 8EC0 / WEC11–14), worth 18 marks between them. They run from 2018 to 2021 and appear on A Level Paper 2, AS Level Paper 2.

Tariffs run from 1 to 4 marks. The commonest instructions are Explain (4), Draw/Diagram (3), Identify (MCQ) (2). Specification points covered: 2.3.3.

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Nov 2021 3 questions

1 markA Level · Paper 2 · Section A

Q2(a) Pick the diagram that shows higher net exports under the Keynesian long-run aggregate supply curve.

2.3.3Long-run aggregate supplyIdentify (MCQ)Multiple choice
2 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Section A

Q2(b) Explain where real output ends up in the long run when aggregate demand rises, working on a classical long-run aggregate supply curve.

2.3.3Long-run aggregate supplyExplainShort answer
4 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Section A

Q4(a) Explain one likely impact on UK aggregate supply of the High Speed 2 rail link (context: a £56bn project connecting London to Manchester and Leeds, cutting journey times by up to 50%).

2.3.3Long-run aggregate supplyExplainShort answer

Oct 2020 3 questions

1 markAS Level · Paper 2 · Section A

Q2(a) Draw on the diagram provided the shape taken by a Classical long-run aggregate supply (LRAS) curve.

2.3.3Long-run aggregate supplyDraw/DiagramShort answer
2 marksAS Level · Paper 2 · Section A

Q2(b) Explain why a Classical long-run AS curve takes the shape that it does.

2.3.3Long-run aggregate supplyExplainShort answer
4 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Section A

Q5(a) Use an AD/AS diagram to show how the $18.8bn Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau sea bridge would move the regional price level and real output.

2.3.3Long-run aggregate supplyDraw/DiagramShort answer

June 2019 2 questions

1 markAS Level · Paper 2 · Section A

Q2(a) Draw, on the axes supplied, how a Keynesian long-run aggregate supply curve is shaped.

2.3.3Long-run aggregate supplyDraw/DiagramShort answer
2 marksAS Level · Paper 2 · Section A

Q2(b) Clarify what economists mean when they say an economy holds spare capacity.

2.3.3Long-run aggregate supplyExplainShort answer

June 2018 1 question

1 markAS Level · Paper 2 · Section A

Q4(c) Identify what would most plausibly raise long-run aggregate supply (less investment / better relative productivity / more generous benefits / tighter credit).

2.3.3Long-run aggregate supplyIdentify (MCQ)Multiple choice

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