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2023 AQA GCSE ECONOMICS 8136/1 Paper 1 How Markets Work Question Paper & Mark
scheme (Merged) June 2023 [VERIFIED]
GCSE
ECONOMICS
Paper 1 How Markets Work
Wednesday 17 May 2023 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials For Examiner’s Use
You will need no other materials. Section Mark
You may use a calculator. A
Instructions B
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. TOTAL
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
• Answer all questions.
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write on
blank pages.
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this book. Write the
question number against your answer(s).
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
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• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 80.
• Questions should be answered in continuous prose. You will be assessed on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
For questions with four responses, only one answer per question is allowed.
For each question, completely fill in the circle alongside the appropriate answer.
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0 1 Which of the following best describes the equilibrium price in a market?
[1 mark]
A Where all consumers are satisfied
B Where profit is maximised
C Where quantity supplied equals quantity demanded
D Where quantity supplied exceeds quantity demanded
0 2 Which of the following could lead to a reduction in the quantity supplied of a product?
[1 mark]
A A decrease in demand for the product
B A decrease in the cost of making the product
C An increase in the popularity of the product
D An increase in the price of the product
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0 3 A firm can reduce its average costs in the long run by making effective use of a box
large machine. This is an example of
[1 mark]
A financial economies of scale.
B purchasing economies of scale.
C risk-bearing economies of scale.
D technical economies of scale.
0 4 Which of the following would be included in the tertiary sector of an economy?
[1 mark]
A A farm
B A leisure centre
C Construction
D Fishing
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0 5 Which of the following is an example of a variable cost? box
[1 mark]
A Insurance
B Raw materials
C Rent
D Salaries
0 6 In which jobs are earnings likely to be highest?
[1 mark]
A In those where it is easy to replace workers
B In those where workers are paid weekly
C In those with an excess supply of labour
D In those with long training periods
0 7 Which of the following is a reason for a firm having price elastic supply?
[1 mark]
A A high amount of spare capacity
B A low number of substitutes
C High consumer incomes
D Low stocks of raw materials
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