AQAA LevelPaper 1June 202515 marksMicroeconomics
Explain how technological progress can affect productivity, efficiency and firms’ costs of production.
1.4.8 Technological Change · 1.4.1 Production and Productivity
Production and Productivity — AQA Past Paper Questions
3 questions on Production and Productivity (AQA specification 1.4.1) from the A-Level Economics papers, 2017–2025. Every question links to the official mark scheme at the page its answer begins on.
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AQAA LevelPaper 1June 20189 marksMicroeconomics
Extract E (lines 4–5) claims that workers in the 18th century saw wages rise in line with productivity. With the help of a diagram, explain how advances in modern technology are likely to lead to rising wages in some industries.
1.6.3 Wages in Competitive Labour Markets · 1.4.1 Production and Productivity
AQAA LevelPaper 1June 20179 marksMicroeconomics
Extract E (lines 22–23) states that ‘The tendency for women to participate in low-productivity sectors is now a bigger factor in their low pay than discrimination’. With the help of a diagram, explain how the difference between the marginal revenue product of male and female workers might account for the lower average earnings of women.
1.6.7 Labour Market Discrimination · 1.4.1 Production and Productivity
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