9 marks
Q2(g) Data response: whether a car manufacturer always gains from the division of labour.
Edexcel · 4EC1
Division of labour comes up in 11 questions across the Edexcel International GCSE past papers (4EC1), worth 68 marks between them. They run from 2020 to 2025 and appear on iGCSE Paper 1, iGCSE Paper 1R.
Tariffs run from 1 to 12 marks. The commonest instructions are Assess (3), Evaluate (2), Explain (2). Specification points covered: 1.2.2.
Q2(g) Data response: whether a car manufacturer always gains from the division of labour.
Q3(d) Data response: what a drinks manufacturer gains from the division of labour (context: its Mwanza factory).
Q4(c) Data response: weigh up the division of labour as the best route to higher productivity in a pastry factory.
Q1(h) Give one way the division of labour helps the firm.
Q1(c) Give the meaning of the division of labour.
Q1(c) Give the meaning of the division of labour.
Q2(g) Data response: what a large electronics manufacturer gains from the division of labour.
Q1(h) Give one drawback of the division of labour for warehouse staff.
Q1(a) Multiple choice naming the breaking of production into smaller tasks.
Q2(h) Data response: does division of labour always benefit a business like a fast food outlet?
Q4(c) Data response: weigh up the division of labour as the best route to higher productivity in a noodle factory.
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