AQA Economics AS May 2015

Original post by Einstein16

Just to let everybody know i have the question booklet with me. I can upload the mcs and questions in 24hrs if demanded!

Do it now!!!!!

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DerekW999

Original post by BBeyond

the one were price increases demand falls so supply increases

banter

Im being serious?

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Original post by the__jackal

Sentiment at school was that it was pretty difficult, although most mpc were just reused word for word. I'm thinking 55-58/ 75 for an a.

What did people get for the 3rd mpc? the question was about the price functions with the table. think I put C

Yeah C since a price rise rations demand to those who can afford it (demand falls) and incentivizes supplies to icnrease their output (supply increases)

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Krollo

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My initial assessment:
Multiple choice was harder than last year, but not unmanageable if you'd done a lot of past papers.

I went for Context 1. I'm not sure about my definition, but 2 and 3 were fine. For 4 I just meandered through the three market failures they mentioned, threw in a few diagrams, evaluated as I went along. My structure was questionable.

Essay questions were very vague.

2014: Discuss the effects of subsidies in the newspaper industry
2015: Discuss intervention

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2ChemistryIsCool

Original post by DerekW999

Do it now!!!!!

How did you get it?

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Conservationofmass

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Put the same as well. I defined income inequality as a unsatisfactory distribution of income in society, or something similar does anyone know if that would get me the marks ?

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2ChemistryIsCool

Did anyone else realise that LOADS of questions in the MC Were simply repeats of 2009/2010 papers??

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Original post by Krollo

My initial assessment:
Multiple choice was harder than last year, but not unmanageable if you'd done a lot of past papers.

I went for Context 1. I'm not sure about my definition, but 2 and 3 were fine. For 4 I just meandered through the three market failures they mentioned, through in a few diagrams, evaluated as I went along. My structure was questionable.

Essay questions were very vague.

2014: Discuss the effects of subsidies in the newspaper industry
2015: Discuss intervention

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This.

I think a lot of people expected multiple choice questions to be recycled but the early ones certainly weren't. Nevertheless, anyone who had the knowledge could have little or no problem in answering them.

The contexts were where it got a bit difficult and unconventional - owing perhaps to a lack of clarity in the questions perhaps - but equally that could mean that a variety of approaches were accepted.

For that reason I'm guessing it might be something like 55 for an A and 70 for full UMS? I dunno.

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BBeyond

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Original post by Krollo

My initial assessment:
Multiple choice was harder than last year, but not unmanageable if you'd done a lot of past papers.

I went for Context 1. I'm not sure about my definition, but 2 and 3 were fine. For 4 I just meandered through the three market failures they mentioned, through in a few diagrams, evaluated as I went along. My structure was questionable.

Essay questions were very vague.

2014: Discuss the effects of subsidies in the newspaper industry
2015: Discuss intervention

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My 25 marker was very similar to yours :tongue:

A lot of people only discussed policy options which limits them to 16 if they didn't anaylse why the government shout intervene :frown:

Does anyone reckon this will get any marks for the 12 marker on context 1? http://gyazo.com/2041c91d608fe9143111f12a45c80569
My logic was that the price change occurs before the demand and supply change

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TheNicholas

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Hi! I did the same context question and drew the exact same graph as you!! I thought I got it all wrong after the exam because I didn't check to see the 12 marker only chose context one due to the 25 marker

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Jeezl

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What is the definition for income inequality?

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Oh and an interesting multiple choice question - how did everyone answer the question about productive inefficiency?

I selected the option that read "A firm can lower average costs by reducing output"

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TheNicholas

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Original post by BBeyond

My 25 marker was very similar to yours :tongue:

A lot of people only discussed policy options which limits them to 16 if they didn't anaylse why the government shout intervene :frown:

Does anyone reckon this will get any marks for the 12 marker on context 1? http://gyazo.com/2041c91d608fe9143111f12a45c80569
My logic was that the price change occurs before the demand and supply change

Hi! I did the same context question and drew the exact same graph as you!! I thought I got it all wrong after the exam because I didn't check to see the 12 marker only chose context one due to the 25 marker

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tavleen123

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Original post by DerekW999

Do it now!!!!!

Can u please I NEED to see them !

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BBeyond

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Original post by Wawasan

Oh and an interesting multiple choice question - how did everyone answer the question about productive inefficiency?

I selected the option that read "A firm can lower average costs by reducing output"

think i went c but it's probs wrong tbh

the one about they could be more productive with more capital i felt like a and b were basically saying the same thing so they were either both right or wrong and they cant both be right :tongue:

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