I was thinking after I did the exam that the question where you were supposed to shift both demand supply to the right, wasn't demand supposed to be price elastic? Or was that assumption wrong that demand was price elastic. Because I know that in some mark schemes they ask you to draw the curve as elastic if thats what it states in the case study. I've lost marks like that before. Don't think anyone has mentioned this so maybe its just me?

Reply 506

Daniel69

Original post by sergue

If you only wrote about taxation, how many marks would you get? :/

I think if you only wrote about taxation and said that it solved the market failure this would get you into Band 3 Lvl 2 in the mark scheme so you will be able to get 12-13 marks as you haven't done a discussion for it :smile:

Reply 507

username963570

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Original post by Muj786

I was thinking after I did the exam that the question where you were supposed to shift both demand supply to the right, wasn't demand supposed to be price elastic? Or was that assumption wrong that demand was price elastic. Because I know that in some mark schemes they ask you to draw the curve as elastic if thats what it states in the case study. I've lost marks like that before. Don't think anyone has mentioned this so maybe its just me?

i don't think the elasticity of demand played any role in answering that question. Aslong as you showed both the demand and supply curves shifting to the right, and correctly labelled the diagram and did a correct explanation, then you should be on for 6/6 on that question.

Reply 508

octagonallawyer

is anyone doing an unofficial mark scheme? come on boys

Reply 509

jennymartin555

When is it that the official grade boundaries are released?

Reply 510

username963570

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What happened to the markscheme that EdwardEconomics said he would provide lol

Reply 511

flipflop1

Original post by jennymartin555

When is it that the official grade boundaries are released?

Usually the day before results

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Reply 512

jennymartin555

What are everyone's predictions for the A grade boundary?

Reply 513

Samm_P

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is there any mark schemes?

Reply 514

DoctorDren

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Original post by jennymartin555

What are everyone's predictions for the A grade boundary?

My guess is 46 or 49 for an A cos that paper was relatively easy compared to past papers

Reply 515

tomixox

OP

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How did everyone do???

Reply 516

anorris13

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Original post by tomixox

How did everyone do???

I somehow got a D in F581, even though my predicted grade was a high A and I thought it went well, does anybody have the student mark scheme that was around here at the time?

Reply 517

elliejohns

Original post by anorris13

I somehow got a D in F581, even though my predicted grade was a high A and I thought it went well, does anybody have the student mark scheme that was around here at the time?

In a similar position to you. My predicted grade was a B and I got an E and did way better in unit 2 ad I thought that was the hardest! :s-smilie:

Reply 518

chocolattelee

Original post by anorris13

I somehow got a D in F581, even though my predicted grade was a high A and I thought it went well, does anybody have the student mark scheme that was around here at the time?

Oh my god me too, i somehow got a ****ing D on unit 1 and I was like oh...wtf is going on cos unit 1 is way easier than unit 2? and in unit 2 I got a high B?
I will definitely resit it and hope to get an A or B overall the whole Alevel depends on the up coming A2 difficulties.