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Determinants of short-run aggregate supply: AQA A‑Level Economics questions

Every AQA A-Level Economics exam question on 4.2.2.5 Determinants of short-run aggregate supply, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q04

    June 2025 · Paper 3

    1 mark4.2.2.5 Determinants of short-run aggregate supply
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    June 2025 Paper 3, question 04: Which one of the following diagrams, A, B, C or D, shows the impact on an economy of a permanent reduction in an indirect tax? [1 mark] A B C D

  2. Q08

    June 2025 · AS Paper 2

    1 mark4.2.2.5 Determinants of short-run aggregate supply
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    June 2025 AS Paper 2, question 08: Which one of the following is most likely to cause a leftward shift in the short-run aggregate supply curve? [1 mark] A A reduction in the national minimum wage

  3. Q25

    June 2025 · AS Paper 2

    10 marks4.2.3.3 Inflation and deflation4.2.2.5 Determinants of short-run aggregate supply
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    June 2025 AS Paper 2, question 25: Extract B (lines 6–7) states: ‘A shortage of labour is one of the factors that has contributed to rising inflation, threatening macroeconomic stability.’ Explai

  4. Q27

    June 2025 · AS Paper 2

    4.2.2.5 Determinants of short-run aggregate supply
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    June 2025 AS Paper 2, question 27: Define ‘supply-side shock’ Extract E (line 4). [3 marks] Context 2 Total for this context: 50 marks BUSINESS INVESTMENT IN THE UK ECONOMY Extract D: UK business

  5. Q24

    June 2024 · AS Paper 2

    4 marks4.2.2.5 Determinants of short-run aggregate supply
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    June 2024 AS Paper 2, question 24: Extract B (lines 1–3) states: ‘…rapid increases in the price of commodities, such as gas and wheat...led to a 40-year high inflation rate...’. Draw an AD/AS dia

  6. Q11

    June 2023 · Paper 2

    4.2.2.5 Determinants of short-run aggregate supply
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    June 2023 Paper 2, question 11: Explain the possible causes of a shift in the short-run aggregate supply curve to the left. [15 marks] Essay 2 Throughout 2021 and 2022, the UK suffered from su

  7. Q04

    June 2023 · AS Paper 2

    1 mark4.2.2.3 The determinants of aggregate demand4.2.2.5 Determinants of short-run aggregate supply
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    June 2023 AS Paper 2, question 04: A government decides to increase the minimum wage at a time when the rest of the world is coming out of recession. These events cause short-run aggregate supply

  8. Q17

    June 2023 · AS Paper 2

    1 mark4.2.3.3 Inflation and deflation4.2.2.5 Determinants of short-run aggregate supply
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    June 2023 AS Paper 2, question 17: An economy is experiencing deflation and high employment. The most likely cause of this situation is a [1 mark] A deficit on the balance of payments. B governme

  9. Q19

    June 2023 · AS Paper 2

    1 mark4.2.2.5 Determinants of short-run aggregate supply
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    June 2023 AS Paper 2, question 19: Figure 2 shows the aggregate demand curve (AD), short-run aggregate supply curves (SRAS) and long-run aggregate supply curve (LRAS) for an economy. Figure 2 The

  10. Q24

    June 2023 · AS Paper 2

    4 marks4.2.2.5 Determinants of short-run aggregate supply
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    June 2023 AS Paper 2, question 24: Extract B (lines 14–15) states: ‘In the UK, government policy, such as the temporary reduction in VAT, an indirect tax, from 20% to 5%, also helped to reduce in

  11. Q15

    June 2022 · Paper 3

    1 mark4.2.2.5 Determinants of short-run aggregate supply
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    June 2022 Paper 3, question 15: Which one of the following diagrams, A, B, C or D, shows the most likely short-run impact on an economy of an improvement in technology in the production proces

  12. Q02

    June 2022 · AS Paper 2

    1 mark4.2.2.3 The determinants of aggregate demand4.2.2.5 Determinants of short-run aggregate supply
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    June 2022 AS Paper 2, question 02: Figure 1 shows the aggregate demand (AD) and short-run aggregate supply (SRAS) curves for an economy. Figure 1 Which one of the following combinations of events

  13. Q01

    November 2020 · AS Paper 2

    1 mark4.2.2.5 Determinants of short-run aggregate supply
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    November 2020 AS Paper 2, question 01: An economy experiences a positive supply-side shock. Other things remaining equal, the impact on the economy is most likely to be A higher inflation and faster
All 13 questions on Determinants of short-run aggregate supply, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 3, Q04 (1 mark): Which one of the following diagrams, A, B, C or D, shows the impact on an economy of a permanent reduction in an indirect tax? [1 mark] A B C D
  2. June 2025, AS Paper 2, Q08 (1 mark): Which one of the following is most likely to cause a leftward shift in the short-run aggregate supply curve? [1 mark] A A reduction in the national minimum wage
  3. June 2025, AS Paper 2, Q25 (10 marks): Extract B (lines 6–7) states: ‘A shortage of labour is one of the factors that has contributed to rising inflation, threatening macroeconomic stability.’ Explai
  4. June 2025, AS Paper 2, Q27 (3 marks): Define ‘supply-side shock’ Extract E (line 4). [3 marks] Context 2 Total for this context: 50 marks BUSINESS INVESTMENT IN THE UK ECONOMY Extract D: UK business
  5. June 2024, AS Paper 2, Q24 (4 marks): Extract B (lines 1–3) states: ‘…rapid increases in the price of commodities, such as gas and wheat...led to a 40-year high inflation rate...’. Draw an AD/AS dia
  6. June 2023, Paper 2, Q11 (15 marks): Explain the possible causes of a shift in the short-run aggregate supply curve to the left. [15 marks] Essay 2 Throughout 2021 and 2022, the UK suffered from su
  7. June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q04 (1 mark): A government decides to increase the minimum wage at a time when the rest of the world is coming out of recession. These events cause short-run aggregate supply
  8. June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q17 (1 mark): An economy is experiencing deflation and high employment. The most likely cause of this situation is a [1 mark] A deficit on the balance of payments. B governme
  9. June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q19 (1 mark): Figure 2 shows the aggregate demand curve (AD), short-run aggregate supply curves (SRAS) and long-run aggregate supply curve (LRAS) for an economy. Figure 2 The
  10. June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q24 (4 marks): Extract B (lines 14–15) states: ‘In the UK, government policy, such as the temporary reduction in VAT, an indirect tax, from 20% to 5%, also helped to reduce in
  11. June 2022, Paper 3, Q15 (1 mark): Which one of the following diagrams, A, B, C or D, shows the most likely short-run impact on an economy of an improvement in technology in the production proces
  12. June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q02 (1 mark): Figure 1 shows the aggregate demand (AD) and short-run aggregate supply (SRAS) curves for an economy. Figure 1 Which one of the following combinations of events
  13. November 2020, AS Paper 2, Q01 (1 mark): An economy experiences a positive supply-side shock. Other things remaining equal, the impact on the economy is most likely to be A higher inflation and faster

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