Month: June 2022

The proportion of total employment in an economy accounted for by small firms increases.

Which explanation for this is LEAST likely to be valid?

Select ONE answer:

1. a trend towards the use of sub-contractors to produce specialised components
2. growing technical diseconomies of scale in manufacturing
3. growth of the manufacturing sector and a decline in services
4. the opening up of market niches as real incomes rise

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Economics KS4 and KS5 classes.

The answer is 3

1. Not correct
2. Not correct
3. Correct
4. Not correct

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Which statement about the long-run average cost curve of a firm is correct?

Select ONE answer:

1. It falls continuously because of economies of scale.
2. It passes through the minimum points of the firm’s short-run average cost curves.
3. It assumes that factor input proportions are held constant as output increases.
4. It indicates the minimum average cost at which each level of output can be produced.

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Economics KS4 and KS5 classes.

The answer is 4

1. Not correct
2. Not correct
3. Not correct
4. Correct

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An entrepreneur takes out a £500 000 loan at a rate of interest of 10%, and invests a further £500 000 of his own funds to set up a new firm.

In the first year he pays himself a salary of £40 000.

The rate of interest he could have obtained by investing his funds elsewhere is 8%, and the wage he could have earned in alternative employment is £30 000.

By how much will an economist’s calculation of the firm’s first year costs exceed an accountant’s calculation?

Select ONE answer:

1. £20 000
2. £30 000
3. £40 000
4. £50 000

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Economics KS4 and KS5 classes.

The answer is 2

1. Not correct
2. Correct
3. Not correct
4. Not correct

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To increase the labour force from 31 to 32 workers, an entrepreneur is forced to increase the daily wage rate from £50 to £53.

What is the marginal cost of labour per day?

Select ONE answer:

1. £2
2. £62
3. £96
4. £146

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Economics KS4 and KS5 classes.

The answer is 4

1. Not correct
2. Not correct
3. Not correct
4. Correct – (£50 + £3 * 32 workers)

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Lucy is a utility-maximising consumer that spends her disposable income on food and clothing.

When her weekly income is £80 she buys 5 units of food at a unit price of £10.

Her marginal utility from food consumption is 10 utility units.

If the price of a clothing unit is £1, the consumer’s marginal utility from clothing is?

Select ONE answer:

1. equal to that derived from food.
2. 1/10 utility unit.
3. 1 utility unit.
4. 10 utility units.

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Economics KS4 and KS5 classes.

The answer is 3

1. Not correct
2. Not correct
3. Correct
4. Not correct

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