A-LevelEconomicsBasic Economic Ideas and Resource AllocationMay/June 2017Paper 1 Q31 Mark

Line XX is the production possibility curve (PPC) of a worker picking peas and beans in a 10 hour working day. [Figure 3.1] What would cause the worker's PPC to shift to the line YY?

Q: What topic does this question test?

This question tests Basic Economic Ideas and Resource Allocation in A-Level Economics (syllabus code 9708). It is worth 1 mark.

Amachine that increases the worker's pea picking productivity only

Bnew work schedule where the worker spends 6 hours per day picking peas and only 4 hours picking beans

Creduction in working hours to 8 per day and a machine that increases the worker's pea picking productivity

Dreduction in working hours to 8 per day only

✓ Correct Answer

The correct answer is C: reduction in working hours to 8 per day and a machine that increases the worker's pea picking productivity

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Topic

This multiple-choice question tests Basic Economic Ideas and Resource Allocation in A-Level Economics (syllabus code 9708). It is worth 1 mark.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics May/June 2017 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2.

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