Edexcel · 9EC0 / 8EC0 / WEC11–14

Market structures

5questions
20marks
4series
2018–2024years

Market structures comes up in 5 questions across the Edexcel A Level, AS and International A Level past papers (9EC0 / 8EC0 / WEC11–14), worth 20 marks between them. They run from 2018 to 2024 and appear on A Level Paper 1, A Level Paper 3.

Tariffs run from 1 to 5 marks. The commonest instructions are Explain (4), Calculate (MCQ) (1). Specification points covered: 3.4.3, 3.4.4.

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June 2024 2 questions

4 marksA Level · Paper 1 · Section A

Q5(a) Using 2020 market share figures for Britain's biggest mortgage lenders, explain how that lending market is structured.

3.4.4Market structuresExplainShort answer
1 markA Level · Paper 1 · Section A

Q5(b) Calculate what Lloyds' share was worth when total UK mortgage lending stood at £1 601 billion in late 2020.

3.4.4Market structuresCalculate (MCQ)Multiple choice

June 2023 1 question

5 marksA Level · Paper 1 · Section B

Q6(a) Use the market share figures to explain which market structure fits UK online streaming best.

3.4.4Market structuresExplainData response essay

Nov 2021 1 question

5 marksA Level · Paper 3 · Section A

Q1(a) Drawing on the material given, explain which market structure best fits the UK hand car wash industry.

3.4.3Market structuresExplainData response essay

June 2018 1 question

5 marksA Level · Paper 3 · Section A

Q1(a) Using Figure 1, say briefly which market structure best fits the UK's branded coffee shop sector.

3.4.4Market structuresExplainData response essay

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