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Oligopoly: OCR A‑Level Economics questions

Every OCR A-Level Economics exam question on 4.4 Oligopoly, 2021–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q27

    June 2025 · Paper 3

    1 mark4.4 Oligopoly
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    June 2025 Paper 3, question 27: Which characteristic of a firm operating under conditions of oligopoly is not also a characteristic of a pure monopolist? A The firm is a price maker B The firm
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  2. Q1(e)

    June 2024 · Paper 1

    12 marks4.4 Oligopoly
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    June 2024 Paper 1, question 1(e): (e)* Evaluate, using evidence from the stimulus material, the extent to which the UK housing market can be considered to be an oligopoly. [12]

  3. Q6

    June 2024 · Paper 3

    1 mark4.4 Oligopoly
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    June 2024 Paper 3, question 6: An oligopoly firm faces costs and revenues as shown below. If marginal cost falls from MC1 to MC2 what is the effect on price, output and profit? Costs / revenu
    Your answer

  4. Q2

    June 2023 · Paper 1

    25 marks4.4 Oligopoly4.2 Monopoly
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    June 2023 Paper 1, question 2: 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

  5. Q34

    June 2023 · Paper 3

    2 marks4.4 Oligopoly
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    June 2023 Paper 3, question 34: Explain, using the data in Fig. 2.1, the most likely market structure of the car manufacturing industry in the UK. [2]

  6. Q2

    June 2022 · Paper 1

    25 marks4.4 Oligopoly
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    June 2022 Paper 1, question 2: 2* In 2018, the French bank, BNP Paribus, was found guilty of eliminating competition and fixing prices with rival firms between 2011 and 2013. It was the sixth

  7. Q26

    June 2022 · Paper 3

    1 mark4.4 Oligopoly
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    June 2022 Paper 3, question 26: A group of firms reaches an agreement on prices and output. What sort of collusion is this? A A cartel B Price leadership C Strategic alliances D Tacit collusio
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  8. Q27

    November 2021 · Paper 3

    1 mark4.4 Oligopoly
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    November 2021 Paper 3, question 27: What does the kinked demand curve in the oligopoly model show? A A firm’s revenue will decrease if it increases or decreases its price B A firm’s revenue will i
    Your answer
All 8 questions on Oligopoly, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 3, Q27 (1 mark): Which characteristic of a firm operating under conditions of oligopoly is not also a characteristic of a pure monopolist? A The firm is a price maker B The firm
  2. June 2024, Paper 1, Q1(e) (12 marks): (e)* Evaluate, using evidence from the stimulus material, the extent to which the UK housing market can be considered to be an oligopoly. [12]
  3. June 2024, Paper 3, Q6 (1 mark): An oligopoly firm faces costs and revenues as shown below. If marginal cost falls from MC1 to MC2 what is the effect on price, output and profit? Costs / revenu
  4. 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
  5. June 2023, Paper 3, Q34 (2 marks): Explain, using the data in Fig. 2.1, the most likely market structure of the car manufacturing industry in the UK. [2]
  6. June 2022, Paper 1, Q2 (25 marks): 2* In 2018, the French bank, BNP Paribus, was found guilty of eliminating competition and fixing prices with rival firms between 2011 and 2013. It was the sixth
  7. June 2022, Paper 3, Q26 (1 mark): A group of firms reaches an agreement on prices and output. What sort of collusion is this? A A cartel B Price leadership C Strategic alliances D Tacit collusio
  8. November 2021, Paper 3, Q27 (1 mark): What does the kinked demand curve in the oligopoly model show? A A firm’s revenue will decrease if it increases or decreases its price B A firm’s revenue will i

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