plumiWage rates: Edexcel A‑Level Economics B questions
Every Edexcel A-Level Economics B exam question on 3.5.2 Wage rates, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 8 questions on Wage rates, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q1(e) (8 marks): Using Extract C, discuss the power that train drivers have in the labour market. (8) Read Extracts A–F in the Source Booklet before answering Question 1. Write
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q1(d) (6 marks): With reference to Extract A, analyse two ways trade unions and professional bodies impact the labour market. (6) Read Extracts A–D in the Source Booklet before
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q1(f) (10 marks): With reference to Extract A, assess the economic impact of the increasing number of strikes on the UK economy. (10) Read Extracts A–D in the Source Booklet befo
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q1(c) (4 marks): With reference to Extract A, explain one impact trade unions could have on wage rates. (4) Read the following extracts (A to E) before answering Question 1. Wri
- June 2023, Paper 3, Q1(a) (8 marks): Discuss if wage rates in a modern labour market are always determined by supply and demand. (8) Read the following extracts (A–E) before answering Question 1. W
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q1(b) (4 marks): Calculate the median hourly wage for the service sector only. You are advised to show your workings. (4) Read the following extracts (A to D) before answering Q
- June 2018, Paper 2, Q1(d) (6 marks): Analyse the impact a trade union could have on the London hotel industry. (6) Read the following extracts (A to C) before answering Question 1. Write your answe
- June 2018, Paper 2, Q1(h) (12 marks): Assess the accuracy of this statement. (12) Read the following extracts (A to C) before answering Question 1. Write your answers in the spaces provided. Extract
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