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Specialisation and the division of labour: Edexcel A‑Level Economics A questions

Every Edexcel A-Level Economics A exam question on 1.1.5 Specialisation and the division of labour, 2016–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q3(a)

    June 2023 · AS Paper 1

    1 mark1.1.5 Specialisation and the division of labour
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    June 2023 AS Paper 1, question 3(a): Define the term ‘specialisation’. (1) 3 Disruption in the supply chains of essential goods and shortages of key medical products during the global health crisis

  2. Q3(c)

    June 2023 · AS Paper 1

    2 marks1.1.5 Specialisation and the division of labour
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    June 2023 AS Paper 1, question 3(c): Explain one likely advantage of specialising in the production of goods to trade. (2) 3 Disruption in the supply chains of essential goods and shortages of key

  3. Q3(a)

    June 2022 · AS Paper 1

    1 mark1.1.5 Specialisation and the division of labour
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    June 2022 AS Paper 1, question 3(a): Which one of the following would be most likely to cause a country’s currency to no longer be acceptable as a medium of exchange? (1) A It becomes harder to cou

  4. Q3(b)

    June 2022 · AS Paper 1

    3 marks1.1.5 Specialisation and the division of labour
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    June 2022 AS Paper 1, question 3(b): Explain how Bitcoin fulfils one function of money, apart from as a medium of exchange. (3) 3 The world’s first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin is stored and exchanged s

  5. Q6(e)

    June 2022 · AS Paper 1

    15 marks1.1.5 Specialisation and the division of labour1.1.4 Production possibility frontiers
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    June 2022 AS Paper 1, question 6(e): Discuss the likely impacts on an economy of specialising in the fishing industry. Use a production possibility frontier diagram in your answer. (15)

  6. Q5(c)

    June 2019 · Paper 1

    2 marks1.1.5 Specialisation and the division of labour
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    June 2019 Paper 1, question 5(c): Explain one advantage to a firm of using division of labour when organising its production process. (2) 5 Free market economics is being challenged. The argumen

  7. Q1(a)

    June 2019 · AS Paper 1

    1 mark1.1.5 Specialisation and the division of labour
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    June 2019 AS Paper 1, question 1(a): The benefits of specialisation and division of labour are mostly associated with: (1) A Adam Smith B Friedrich Hayek C John Maynard Keynes D Karl Marx 1 Henry F

  8. Q1(b)

    June 2019 · AS Paper 1

    3 marks1.1.5 Specialisation and the division of labour
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    June 2019 AS Paper 1, question 1(b): Explain one advantage of the division of labour in car production. (3) 1 Henry Ford designed his first moving assembly line in 1913, and revolutionised the car

  9. Q1(a)

    June 2016 · AS Paper 1

    1 mark1.1.5 Specialisation and the division of labour
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    June 2016 AS Paper 1, question 1(a): Which one of the following is the most likely consequence of an increase in the division of labour in the production of smartphones? (1) A Decrease in boredom f

  10. Q1(b)

    June 2016 · AS Paper 1

    3 marks1.1.5 Specialisation and the division of labour
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    June 2016 AS Paper 1, question 1(b): Explain what function money has in improving specialisation in the production of smartphones. (3)
All 10 questions on Specialisation and the division of labour, as a list
  1. June 2023, AS Paper 1, Q3(a) (1 mark): Define the term ‘specialisation’. (1) 3 Disruption in the supply chains of essential goods and shortages of key medical products during the global health crisis
  2. June 2023, AS Paper 1, Q3(c) (2 marks): Explain one likely advantage of specialising in the production of goods to trade. (2) 3 Disruption in the supply chains of essential goods and shortages of key
  3. June 2022, AS Paper 1, Q3(a) (1 mark): Which one of the following would be most likely to cause a country’s currency to no longer be acceptable as a medium of exchange? (1) A It becomes harder to cou
  4. June 2022, AS Paper 1, Q3(b) (3 marks): Explain how Bitcoin fulfils one function of money, apart from as a medium of exchange. (3) 3 The world’s first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin is stored and exchanged s
  5. June 2022, AS Paper 1, Q6(e) (15 marks): Discuss the likely impacts on an economy of specialising in the fishing industry. Use a production possibility frontier diagram in your answer. (15)
  6. June 2019, Paper 1, Q5(c) (2 marks): Explain one advantage to a firm of using division of labour when organising its production process. (2) 5 Free market economics is being challenged. The argumen
  7. June 2019, AS Paper 1, Q1(a) (1 mark): The benefits of specialisation and division of labour are mostly associated with: (1) A Adam Smith B Friedrich Hayek C John Maynard Keynes D Karl Marx 1 Henry F
  8. June 2019, AS Paper 1, Q1(b) (3 marks): Explain one advantage of the division of labour in car production. (3) 1 Henry Ford designed his first moving assembly line in 1913, and revolutionised the car
  9. June 2016, AS Paper 1, Q1(a) (1 mark): Which one of the following is the most likely consequence of an increase in the division of labour in the production of smartphones? (1) A Decrease in boredom f
  10. June 2016, AS Paper 1, Q1(b) (3 marks): Explain what function money has in improving specialisation in the production of smartphones. (3)

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