Paper 3: Themes in economics · H460/03

OCR A-level Paper 3, June 2024

All 8 written questions and 30 multiple choice questions from OCR A-level Paper 3 (June 2024), Themes in economics. Each question shows its marks and topic, and opens the question paper and mark scheme at the right page.

Section A

Q41 mark
Which of these describes the process of crowding out?
  1. AAn increase in government spending leads to a fall in private sector investment
  2. BThe process by which government spending and tax revenue vary with the economic cycle
  3. CThe transfer of an organisation from public sector ownership and control to private sector ownership and control
  4. DWhen monetary policy becomes ineffective as households prefer to save even though interest rates are very low
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The answer is A.

TopicMacroeconomic objectives and policyAggregate demandEconomic growth and the economic cycle

Q61 mark
An oligopoly firm faces costs and revenues as shown below. If marginal cost falls from MC1 to MC2 what is the effect on price, output and profit? Costs / revenues MC1 P1 MC2 AR = D O Q1 Quantity MR Price Output Profit
  1. ADecrease Increase Increase
  2. BDecrease Increase Unchanged
  3. CIncrease Decrease Unchanged
  4. DUnchanged Unchanged Increase
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The answer is D.

TopicCosts, revenues and profitMarket structures

Q81 mark
Which of these characteristics describes a market under monopolistic competition?
  1. AHigh entry barriers, differentiated goods, many firms
  2. BLow entry barriers, differentiated goods, normal profit in the long run
  3. CLow entry barriers, few firms, normal profit in the long run
  4. DLow entry barriers, many firms, supernormal profit in the long run
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The answer is B.

TopicCosts, revenues and profitMarket structures

Q121 mark
  1. Aworker is paid £12 per hour to assemble bicycle parts in a factory. The worker's productivity increases from 20 units per hour to 24 units per hour. What is the change in the unit labour cost to the firm? A Decreases by £0.10
  2. BDecreases by £0.33
  3. CDecreases by £0.50
  4. DIncreases by £0.83
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The answer is A.

Q151 mark
What does the diagram suggest? Surplus Current O Time account Deficit
  1. AA depreciation in the exchange rate will decrease the government's budget deficit
  2. BA depreciation in the exchange rate will increase the government's budget deficit
  3. CDemand for exports and imports is price elastic in the short run
  4. DDemand for exports and imports is price inelastic in the short run
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The answer is D.

TopicInternational trade and exchange ratesMacroeconomic objectives and policyDemand, supply and elasticity

Q201 mark
Moral hazard is a situation where:
  1. ABuyers and sellers have different information which results in market failure
  2. BFirms or households are more likely to take risks if they are insured against any negative impact of their actions
  3. CGoods are under demanded by consumers and therefore underprovided by markets
  4. DPeople are able to consume a good without paying for it
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The answer is B.

TopicMarket failureThe financial sector

Q221 mark
  1. Afirm wants to use third degree price discrimination. Which of these factors would make it difficult for the firm to adopt this strategy successfully? A All consumers have the same price elasticity of demand for the good
  2. BConsumers from the lower price market are not able to sell to consumers from the higher price market
  3. CThe firm is able to segment the market
  4. DThe firm operates under imperfect competition
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The answer is A.

TopicDemand, supply and elasticityMarket structures

Q231 mark
If Albania were to join the European Union (EU) then tariffs on goods from EU countries such as France would be removed, however tariffs on goods from China would remain. In the diagram the price of the good would fall from P1 to P2 as Albanian consumers could access supply from France without a tariff. Price S Albania S France + tariff P1 S China + tariff P2 V W X Y S France without tariff Z S China without tariff D Albania O QS2 QS1 QD1 QD2 Quantity What would be the net impact to the Albanian economy because of this change?
  1. AV+W+X+Y
  2. BV+X+Z
  3. CW+X+Y
  4. DW+Y–Z
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The answer is D.

TopicInternational trade and exchange rates

Q291 mark
What could have caused the shift in a country's Lorenz curve shown in the diagram? Cumulative share of income 100 A B 0 100 Cumulative % of population
  1. AAn increase in access to healthcare that is free at the point of use
  2. BAn increase in the inheritance tax rate
  3. CAn increase in the market power and influence of large firms
  4. DNew legislation that protects workers from discrimination based on their race or gender
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The answer is C.

TopicPoverty and inequality

Section B

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