AQA A‑Level Economics questions by topic
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![June 2025 Paper 1, question 05: Using the data in Extract D (Figure 3), calculate the median number of storm overflow hours by water company in 2022. [2 marks] Context 2 Total for this context](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71361-jun25-c2-05-qp.webp)
![June 2025 Paper 1, question 06: Explain how the data in Extract D (Figure 4) show that household water bills have increased in real terms since privatisation in 1989. [4 marks] Context 2 Total](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71361-jun25-c2-06-qp.webp)


![June 2025 Paper 1, question 09: Explain, with examples, the differences between a private good, a public good and a quasi-public good. [15 marks] Essay 1 Broadcasting used to be considered a p](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71361-jun25-e1-09-qp.webp)
![June 2025 Paper 1, question 10: Evaluate the view that oligopolies serve society well. [25 marks] Essay 1 Broadcasting used to be considered a public good, but the growth of on-demand televisi](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71361-jun25-e1-10-qp.webp)
![June 2025 Paper 1, question 11: Explain how technological progress can affect productivity, efficiency and firms’ costs of production. [15 marks] Essay 2 In 2023, the UK government pledged to](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71361-jun25-e2-11-qp.webp)
![June 2025 Paper 1, question 12: Assess the view that the main objective of firms is to maximise profits. [25 marks] Essay 2 In 2023, the UK government pledged to invest £960 million in green t](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71361-jun25-e2-12-qp.webp)
![June 2025 Paper 1, question 13: Explain the factors that determine a firm’s demand for labour. [15 marks] Essay 3 The UK government announced that the National Living Wage (NLW) would rise to](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71361-jun25-e3-13-qp.webp)
![June 2025 Paper 1, question 14: Assess the view that a national minimum wage, such as the UK’s National Living Wage, contributes to an improvement in economic welfare. [25 marks] Essay 3 The U](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71361-jun25-e3-14-qp.webp)

![June 2025 Paper 2, question 02: Explain how the data in Extract A (Figure 2) show that Singapore may have benefitted from managing its exchange rate compared to Germany and Norway. [4 marks] C](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71362-jun25-c1-02-qp.webp)



![June 2025 Paper 2, question 06: Explain how the data in Extract D (Figure 3) show how Ethiopia has developed at a faster rate than Japan since 2001. [4 marks] Context 2 The emergence of BRICS+](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71362-jun25-c2-06-qp.webp)