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Eduqas Economics past paper questions: Business growth and objectives

Every Eduqas question on Business growth and objectives from 2017 to 2024: 2 essays, 3 data response questions and 3 multiple choice questions. It covers Costs, revenues and profit, Macroeconomic objectives and policy, Government intervention in markets and Competition policy and regulation. Each question links to its paper, mark scheme and examiner report.

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SubtopicsCosts, revenues and profit 3Macroeconomic objectives and policy 1Government intervention in markets 1Competition policy and regulation 1

Essay questions on business growth and objectives

A-level Component 3, June 2023, Q2(a)OptionalExplain10 marks

Case study: CMA blocks Sainsbury/Asda merger but Google bid for Fitbit permitted

Explain, using examples, what is meant by horizontal, vertical and conglomerate mergers.

Question paper p.2 Mark scheme p.9 Examiner report p.13 Open in the tool

A-level Component 3, June 2023, Q2(b)OptionalEvaluate20 marks

Case study: CMA blocks Sainsbury/Asda merger but Google bid for Fitbit permitted

Evaluate the costs and benefits of mergers to both firms and their customers.

Question paper p.2 Mark scheme p.12 Examiner report p.13 Open in the tool

Data response questions on business growth and objectives

A-level Component 1, June 2022, Q22(a)1 mark

State the type of integration involved if Sainsbury's had merged with Asda.

Question paper p.18 Mark scheme p.5 Examiner report p.3 Open in the tool

A-level Component 1, June 2022, Q22(b)4 marks

Using a cost and revenue diagram, explain how a switch from profit maximisation to sales revenue maximisation might affect Sainsbury's market share.

Question paper p.18 Mark scheme p.6 Examiner report p.3 Open in the tool Draw it: monopoly diagram

A-level Component 2, June 2019, Q1(b)Evaluate8 marks

Case study: Water Gets Competitive

Evaluate the effects of vertical and horizontal integration for a firm.

Question paper p.4 Mark scheme p.4 Examiner report p.7 Open in the tool

Multiple choice questions

A-level Component 1, June 2024, Q17
In 2021 Amazon purchased film studio MGM, which has a film catalogue of more than 4000 films that can be streamed on Amazon Prime. This is an example of
A-level Component 1, October 2020, Q8
Which of the following could best be described as an external diseconomy of scale?
A-level Component 1, June 2017, Q2
What would be the change in the firm's output if it switched from an objective of profit maximisation to one of sales revenue maximisation?

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Essay questions on business growth and objectives

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