Paper 3: Themes in economics · H460/03

OCR A-level Paper 3, June 2022

All 8 written questions and 30 multiple choice questions from OCR A-level Paper 3 (June 2022), Themes in economics. Each question shows its marks and topic, and opens the question paper and mark scheme at the right page.

Section A

Q31 mark
The diagram below shows a firm producing Q1 units of output at a price of P1 at a particular point in time. What is likely to happen next? Costs / revenues MC AC P1 AR = MR 0 Output Q1
  1. ANew firms enter the market, causing a shift in the average and marginal cost curves
  2. BNew firms enter the market, causing a shift in the average and marginal revenue curve
  3. CSome firms leave the market, causing a shift in the average and marginal cost curves
  4. DSome firms leave the market, causing a shift in the average and marginal revenue curve
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The answer is B.

TopicCosts, revenues and profit

Q41 mark
What is the relationship between accounting and economic profit?
  1. AAccounting profit will be equal to economic profit
  2. BAccounting profit will be larger than economic profit
  3. CEconomic profit will be larger than accounting profit
  4. DThere is no relationship between accounting profit and economic profit
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The answer is B.

Q51 mark
The table below shows the output of corn and golf clubs Country X and Country Y could produce if they used all of their resources to produce one of these goods. What can be concluded about Country X from the data? Corn Golf clubs Country X 1000 units 450 units Country Y 5000 units 900 units
  1. AIt has an absolute advantage in the production of corn and golf clubs
  2. BIt has an absolute advantage in the production of golf clubs
  3. CIt has a comparative advantage in the production of corn
  4. DIt has a comparative advantage in the production of golf clubs
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The answer is D.

TopicInternational trade and exchange rates

Q61 mark
What could cause the natural rate of unemployment to decrease?
  1. AAn increase in corporation tax
  2. BAn increase in government spending on welfare benefits
  3. CAn increase in government spending on education and training
  4. DAn increase in the price level
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The answer is C.

TopicAggregate demandMeasuring economic performanceMacroeconomic objectives and policy

Q71 mark
'There are insufficient resources to meet society's wants.' What does this statement describe?
  1. APositive externalities of consumption
  2. BPositive externalities of production
  3. CThe basic economic problem
  4. DThe free rider problem
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The answer is C.

TopicMarket failureAggregate demandThe economic problem and resource allocation

Q81 mark
The diagram below shows the value of a country's currency. What is most likely to have caused the change illustrated here? Exchange rate S1 S2 P1 P2 D1 0 Q1 Q2 Quantity of currency
  1. AA decrease in the marginal propensity to import
  2. BContractionary monetary policy
  3. CExpansionary monetary policy
  4. DSupply side policy designed to increase labour productivity
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The answer is C.

TopicMacroeconomic objectives and policyInternational trade and exchange ratesAggregate demand

Q121 mark
What does the shift of the PPC from PPC1 to PPC2 in the diagram below show? Good B PPC2 PPC1 0 Good A
  1. AA fall in the production of good A
  2. BA fall in the production of goods A and B
  3. CAn increase in the opportunity cost of producing good A
  4. DAn increase in the opportunity cost of producing good B
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The answer is D.

TopicThe economic problem and resource allocationDemand, supply and elasticity

Q131 mark
What is one of the stages in the process of calculating the rate of inflation in the UK?
  1. AGoods and services are weighted according to the level of utility they bring society
  2. BPrices of goods and services are compared to prices in other countries
  3. CSurvey data is used to establish the most commonly consumed goods and services
  4. DThe amount of quantitative easing introduced by the Bank of England is recorded
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The answer is C.

TopicMacroeconomic objectives and policyMeasuring economic performance

Q141 mark
The diagrams below show how the markets for goods X and Y respond to a change in one of the determinants of demand. What might it be possible to conclude from this? Good X Good Y Price S1 Price S1 P2 P2 P1 P1 D2 D2 D1 D1 0 Q1 Q2 Quantity 0 Q1Q2 Quantity
  1. ADemand for good X is more cross elastic than the demand for good Y
  2. BDemand for good X is more income elastic than demand for good Y
  3. CDemand for good X is more price elastic than the demand for good Y
  4. DSupply of good X is more price elastic than supply of good Y
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The answer is B.

TopicDemand, supply and elasticity

Q151 mark
What would cause the demand for labour to increase?
  1. AAn increase in the minimum wage
  2. BAn increase in the price of complementary factors of production
  3. CAn increase in the price of the product the labour produces
  4. DAn increase in unit labour costs
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The answer is C.

TopicThe labour marketThe economic problem and resource allocationDemand, supply and elasticity

Q161 mark
An individual going on holiday to Spain exchanges £100 into euros when the exchange rate was 1.26 euros to 1 pound. They spend 82 euros and when they return from holiday exchange what they have left into pounds. By this point the exchange rate has changed to 1.14 euros to 1 pound. How many pounds are they left with?
  1. A£34.92
  2. B£38.60
  3. C£44.00
  4. D£50.16
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The answer is B.

TopicInternational trade and exchange rates

Q181 mark
What does curve X represent? Price X level 0 Real GDP
  1. ALong run Aggregate Supply
  2. BLong run Phillips Curve
  3. CShort run Aggregate Supply
  4. DShort run Phillips Curve
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The answer is A.

TopicAggregate supplyMacroeconomic objectives and policyMeasuring economic performance

Q241 mark
Kai purchases a second-hand car for £12 000. However, they only derive £7000 utility from the car during the five years that they own it. What is likely to have occurred at the point of purchase to cause this?
  1. AInformation failure
  2. BMoral hazard
  3. CNegative externalities of consumption
  4. DOpportunity cost
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The answer is A.

TopicMarket failureThe economic problem and resource allocationAggregate demand

Q271 mark
What is an example of an automatic stabiliser in response to a period of negative economic growth?
  1. AA decrease in the corporation tax rate
  2. BAn increase in expenditure on education and training
  3. CAn increase in expenditure on unemployment benefits
  4. DAn increase in the income tax-free personal allowance
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The answer is C.

TopicGovernment intervention in marketsEconomic growth and the economic cyclePublic finances and the role of the state

Q281 mark
What is likely to be an irrational act?
  1. AConsumption decreasing when the interest rate increases
  2. BConsumers demanding more of an inferior good when their income falls
  3. CFirms engaging in predatory pricing to increase their market share
  4. DFirms increasing the price of a product with price elastic demand
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The answer is D.

TopicDemand, supply and elasticityMacroeconomic objectives and policyAggregate demand

Q301 mark
What is the most likely impact of a policy decision to reduce the amount of protectionism in a country?
  1. ADomestic firms face higher tariffs on their exports
  2. BSunset industries experience a decrease in the demand for their products
  3. CThe rate of inflation increases
  4. DThe volume of international trade decreases
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The answer is B.

TopicInternational trade and exchange ratesMeasuring economic performanceDemand, supply and elasticity

Section B

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