Edexcel · 4EC1

Economies of scale

19questions
96marks
12series
2019–2025years

Economies of scale comes up in 19 questions across the Edexcel International GCSE past papers (4EC1), worth 96 marks between them. They run from 2019 to 2025 and appear on iGCSE Paper 1, iGCSE Paper 1R, iGCSE Paper 2.

Tariffs run from 1 to 12 marks. The commonest instructions are Analyse (5), Define (4), Assess (3). Specification points covered: 1.2.3, 2.2.1.

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June 2025 1 question

2 marksiGCSE · Paper 1R

Q1(c) Give the meaning of economies of scale.

1.2.3Economies of scaleDefineShort answer

Nov 2024 1 question

12 marksiGCSE · Paper 1

Q4(c) Data response: weigh up whether the firm is likely to gain from economies of scale.

1.2.3Economies of scaleEvaluateData response essay

June 2024 2 questions

6 marksiGCSE · Paper 1

Q4(b) Data response: how internal economies of scale benefit a supermarket chain.

1.2.3Economies of scaleAnalyseData response essay
6 marksiGCSE · Paper 1R

Q4(b) Data response: how external economies of scale bear on firms (context: Indian rail expansion moving cement, iron and steel).

1.2.3Economies of scaleAnalyseData response essay

Nov 2023 2 questions

2 marksiGCSE · Paper 1

Q1(c) Give the meaning of economies of scale.

1.2.3Economies of scaleDefineShort answer
3 marksiGCSE · Paper 1

Q3(c) Diagram question: mark economies and diseconomies of scale and the firm's most efficient point.

1.2.3Economies of scaleDraw/DiagramShort answer

June 2023 1 question

9 marksiGCSE · Paper 1R

Q3(e) Data response: whether a media merger is likely to deliver economies of scale.

1.2.3Economies of scaleAssessData response essay

Jan 2023 3 questions

9 marksiGCSE · Paper 1

Q2(g) Data response: how far a telecoms merger is likely to deliver economies of scale.

1.2.3Economies of scaleAssessData response essay
1 markiGCSE · Paper 1R

Q1(d) Name a type of external economy of scale.

1.2.3Economies of scaleStateShort answer
2 marksiGCSE · Paper 2

Q1(c) Give the meaning of economies of scale.

2.2.1Economies of scaleDefineShort answer

June 2022 2 questions

1 markiGCSE · Paper 1

Q2(b) Multiple choice naming the situation where a whole growing industry sees lower average costs.

1.2.3Economies of scaleIdentify (MCQ)Multiple choice
12 marksiGCSE · Paper 1R

Q4(c) Data response: weigh up whether merging three messaging services delivers economies of scale.

1.2.3Economies of scaleEvaluateData response essay

Nov 2021 1 question

6 marksiGCSE · Paper 1

Q1(i) Data response: how a firm gained from technical economies of scale.

1.2.3Economies of scaleAnalyseData response essay

June 2021 1 question

2 marksiGCSE · Paper 1

Q1(c) Give the meaning of economies of scale.

1.2.3Economies of scaleDefineShort answer

Nov 2020 2 questions

9 marksiGCSE · Paper 1

Q3(e) Data response: whether a large new airport will see internal economies of scale.

1.2.3Economies of scaleAssessData response essay
6 marksiGCSE · Paper 1R

Q4(b) Data response: why a firm might be running into diseconomies of scale.

1.2.3Economies of scaleAnalyseData response essay

Jan 2020 2 questions

1 markiGCSE · Paper 1

Q3(a) Multiple choice picking the external economy of scale.

1.2.3Economies of scaleIdentify (MCQ)Multiple choice
6 marksiGCSE · Paper 1R

Q4(b) Data response: how joining an alliance gives a smaller airline internal economies of scale.

1.2.3Economies of scaleAnalyseData response essay

June 2019 1 question

1 markiGCSE · Paper 1

Q3(b) Multiple choice picking the diseconomy of scale.

1.2.3Economies of scaleIdentify (MCQ)Multiple choice

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