plumiMonopoly: OCR A‑Level Economics questions
Every OCR A-Level Economics exam question on 4.2 Monopoly, 2021–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 10 questions on Monopoly, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q1(d) (8 marks): ‘Both the market power and the environmental impact of the water industry have been a topic of much debate in the UK recently.’ Lines 20–21. Evaluate, using evi
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q1(e) (12 marks): (e)* Two-thirds of England’s biggest water companies employ key executives who previously worked at the water regulator OFWAT. Lines 38–39. Evaluate, using evid
- June 2025, Paper 3, Q1 (1 mark): Which point on the diagram represents productive efficiency for the firm? Costs / revenues MC AC AR O Q1 Q2Q3Q4 Quantity MR A Q1 B Q2 C Q3 D Q4 [1]
- June 2025, Paper 3, Q10 (1 mark): When is a firm most likely to be x-efficient? A It operates under monopolistic competition in the short run B It operates under monopoly C It operates under oli
- June 2024, Paper 3, Q11 (1 mark): The quantity of output at which a monopoly firm will maximise revenue is where: A AC = AR B AC = MC C MC = MR D MR = 0 [1]
- June 2024, Paper 3, Q22 (1 mark): A firm wants to use third degree price discrimination. Which of these factors would make it difficult for the firm to adopt this strategy successfully? A All co
- June 2024, Paper 3, Q33 (15 marks): 33* Evaluate, using an appropriate diagram(s) and the information in Extract 1, whether a natural monopoly such as water supply should be run by private sector
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q2 (25 marks): 2* In 2020, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found that three pharmaceutical companies had taken part in an illegal agreement resulting in the price
- June 2023, Paper 3, Q16 (1 mark): What type of efficiency is a profit maximising monopoly most likely to display? A Allocative efficiency B Dynamic efficiency C Productive efficiency D X-efficie
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q1(d)(ii) (8 marks): Evaluate, using evidence from the stimulus material, whether it is a disadvantage if the market for car battery production is a natural monopoly. [8]
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