plumiCosts of production: AQA A‑Level Economics questions
Every AQA A-Level Economics exam question on 4.1.4.4 Costs of production, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 7 questions on Costs of production, as a list
- June 2025, AS Paper 1, Q05 (1 mark): A firm allows customers to personalise a mug with a name of their choice, which it sells for £15. The firm pays £3 for each mug. The paint and labour cost an ex
- June 2024, AS Paper 1, Q27 (3 marks): Define ‘variable costs’ Extract E (line 13). [3 marks] Context 2 Total for this context: 50 marks EYE CARE IN THE UK Extract D: Number of National Health Servic
- June 2023, AS Paper 1, Q09 (1 mark): One week, a business has to pay £80 interest for its loan, £95 for raw materials and £210 on rent. If the business has no other costs, what are its fixed costs
- June 2023, AS Paper 1, Q28 (4 marks): Extract F (lines 10–12) states: ‘The total cost of a delivery consists of £150 for the drone and another £350 to carry out the whole operation. The drone carrie
- June 2022, AS Paper 1, Q13 (1 mark): A firm normally has some fixed and variable costs in the short run. However, in the long run A all costs become fixed. B fixed costs become variable. C fixed co
- November 2020, AS Paper 1, Q11 (1 mark): Antonio sells ice creams in the local park. In a typical week, he sells 500 ice creams at £2 each and his total costs are £700. One week he does not work, so he
- November 2020, AS Paper 1, Q21 (3 marks): Define ‘fixed costs’ in Extract B (line 13). [3 marks] Context 1 Total for this context: 50 marks BUS TRAVEL Extract A: Take-up of concessionary bus travel sche
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