Paper 3: The economic environment and business · 9EB0/03

Edexcel B A-level Paper 3, June 2017

All 8 written questions from Edexcel B A-level Paper 3 (June 2017), The economic environment and business. Case studies: McKinsey: Obesity costs UK society £51bn per year and Whitbread warns of hit from UK minimum wage hike. Each question shows its marks and topic, and opens the question paper and mark scheme at the right page.

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Section A

Case study

McKinsey: Obesity costs UK society £51bn per year

Extracts: A: McKinsey: Obesity costs UK society £51bn per year · B: The medical costs · C: Sugar tax could help solve Britain’s obesity crisis, expert tells MPs

In the extracts: McKinsey, GDP, According, Children, Obesity, Company, Britain, NHS, PHE, Health Survey for England

Q1(a)Discuss8 marks

Discuss the extent to which the UK obesity problem can be seen as market failure in the food industry.

Mark splitKnowledge 2Application 2Analysis 2Evaluation 2

TopicMarket failure across the economyMarket failure and government intervention

Question paper p.6 Mark scheme p.4 Insert Examiner report p.4 Open in the tool

Q1(b)Assess10 marks

Using Extract B and Figures 2 and 3, assess whether poverty reduction policies are the most effective way of dealing with the obesity crisis in the UK.

Mark splitKnowledge 2Application 2Analysis 3Evaluation 3

TopicMarket failure across the economy

Question paper p.7 Mark scheme p.6 Insert Examiner report p.5 Open in the tool

Q1(c)Assess12 marks

Using suitable diagrams, assess the likely success of a sugar tax in reducing obesity in the UK.

Mark splitKnowledge 2Application 2Analysis 4Evaluation 4

TopicMarket failure and government interventionMarket failure across the economy

Question paper p.9 Mark scheme p.8 Insert Examiner report p.9 Open in the tool Draw it: indirect tax diagram Or: PED and PES diagram

Q1(d)Evaluate20 marks

Evaluate the argument that market failure can be solved by government intervention.

Mark splitKnowledge 4Application 4Analysis 6Evaluation 6

TopicMarket failure and government intervention

Question paper p.11 Mark scheme p.10 Examiner report p.12 Open in the tool

Section B

Case study

Whitbread warns of hit from UK minimum wage hike

Extracts: D: Whitbread warns of hit from UK minimum wage hike · E: Lidl to pay 9,000 staff the full living wage · F: Calls for rent cap in London grow after policy is introduced in Berlin

In the extracts: London, Lidl, Cumbria, Great Britain, Foundation, North West, Whitbread, Rate, Scotland Northern Ireland, Yorkshire and The Humber

Q2(a)Discuss8 marks

Discuss the likely impact of an increase in the minimum wage on a firm such as Whitbread.

Mark splitKnowledge 2Application 2Analysis 2Evaluation 2

TopicGlobal labour markets

Question paper p.17 Mark scheme p.12 Insert Examiner report p.15 Open in the tool

Q2(b)Assess10 marks

Assess Lidl’s decision to become the first UK supermarket to pay ‘at least the full living wage’ (Extract E, line 4).

Mark splitKnowledge 2Application 2Analysis 3Evaluation 3

TopicGlobal labour markets

Question paper p.18 Mark scheme p.14 Insert Examiner report p.16 Open in the tool

Q2(c)Assess12 marks

Using a suitable diagram, assess the effectiveness of a rent cap in solving the problems of the London housing market.

Mark splitKnowledge 2Application 2Analysis 4Evaluation 4

TopicMarket failure across the economy

Question paper p.20 Mark scheme p.16 Insert Examiner report p.18 Open in the tool Draw it: maximum price diagram

Q2(d)Evaluate20 marks

With reference to Figures 4 and 5, evaluate the success of UK government policies in reducing regional variations in unemployment.

Mark splitKnowledge 4Application 4Analysis 6Evaluation 6

TopicGlobal labour markets

Question paper p.22 Mark scheme p.18 Examiner report p.22 Open in the tool

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Section A

McKinsey: Obesity costs UK society £51bn per year

Section B

Whitbread warns of hit from UK minimum wage hike

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