1aEasy1 markA rent ceiling is set below the market equilibrium rent. What is the most likely immediate result?AA surplus of rented homesBA shortage of rented homesCA rise in equilibrium rentDNo effect on quantity demandedGrade answerGrading criteria
2aMedium1 markA government gives producers 6perunitwhilethemarketpriceis14. The effective price received per unit is $____.AnswerGrade answerGrading criteria
3aHard3 marksCreate a clear annotated answer on the canvas. Use a diagram, graph, flowchart, equation layout and/or concise labels to show your reasoning.Evaluate whether direct provision is preferable to subsidising a merit good such as vaccinations.PenEraserUndoRedoClearDraw with the mouse or a finger.Grade answerGrading criteria
3bEasy1 markWhat is a mixed economic system?ATo correct market failure, promote equity, provide public goods, stabilise the economy or protect consumers and the environmentBAn economy in which private markets allocate many resources but the government also owns, regulates, taxes or directly provides some goods and servicesCA legal price ceiling set below equilibrium to make a good more affordable; it can create a shortageDA legal price floor set above equilibrium to raise incomes or protect producers/workers; it can create a surplusGrade answerGrading criteria
4aEasy1 markWhy might governments intervene in markets?AAn economy in which private markets allocate many resources but the government also owns, regulates, taxes or directly provides some goods and servicesBA legal price ceiling set below equilibrium to make a good more affordable; it can create a shortageCTo correct market failure, promote equity, provide public goods, stabilise the economy or protect consumers and the environmentDA legal price floor set above equilibrium to raise incomes or protect producers/workers; it can create a surplusGrade answerGrading criteria
5aEasy1 markWhat is a maximum price?AAn economy in which private markets allocate many resources but the government also owns, regulates, taxes or directly provides some goods and servicesBTo correct market failure, promote equity, provide public goods, stabilise the economy or protect consumers and the environmentCA legal price floor set above equilibrium to raise incomes or protect producers/workers; it can create a surplusDA legal price ceiling set below equilibrium to make a good more affordable; it can create a shortageGrade answerGrading criteria
5bEasy1 markWhat is a minimum price?AA legal price floor set above equilibrium to raise incomes or protect producers/workers; it can create a surplusBAn economy in which private markets allocate many resources but the government also owns, regulates, taxes or directly provides some goods and servicesCTo correct market failure, promote equity, provide public goods, stabilise the economy or protect consumers and the environmentDA legal price ceiling set below equilibrium to make a good more affordable; it can create a shortageGrade answerGrading criteria
6aEasy1 markDistinguish privatisation from nationalisation.AAn economy in which private markets allocate many resources but the government also owns, regulates, taxes or directly provides some goods and servicesBPrivatisation transfers an activity to private ownership; nationalisation transfers it into government ownershipCTo correct market failure, promote equity, provide public goods, stabilise the economy or protect consumers and the environmentDA legal price ceiling set below equilibrium to make a good more affordable; it can create a shortageGrade answerGrading criteria
7aMedium1 markUse the lesson knowledge to answer precisely: What is a mixed economic system?ATo correct market failure, promote equity, provide public goods, stabilise the economy or protect consumers and the environmentBA legal price ceiling set below equilibrium to make a good more affordable; it can create a shortageCAn economy in which private markets allocate many resources but the government also owns, regulates, taxes or directly provides some goods and servicesDA legal price floor set above equilibrium to raise incomes or protect producers/workers; it can create a surplusGrade answerGrading criteria
7bMedium1 markUse the lesson knowledge to answer precisely: Why might governments intervene in markets?AAn economy in which private markets allocate many resources but the government also owns, regulates, taxes or directly provides some goods and servicesBA legal price ceiling set below equilibrium to make a good more affordable; it can create a shortageCTo correct market failure, promote equity, provide public goods, stabilise the economy or protect consumers and the environmentDA legal price floor set above equilibrium to raise incomes or protect producers/workers; it can create a surplusGrade answerGrading criteria
8aMedium1 markA regulator blocks a proposed takeover that would leave one firm supplying 90% of a market. Which policy tool is this?ACompetition regulation (merger control)BA subsidyCA minimum priceDNationalisationGrade answerGrading criteria
8bHard3 marksCreate a clear annotated answer on the canvas. Use a diagram, graph, flowchart, equation layout and/or concise labels to show your reasoning.A government privatises a state-owned railway. Assess the likely effects on workers and on the government itself.PenEraserUndoRedoClearDraw with the mouse or a finger.Grade answerGrading criteria
9aMedium1 markIn a mixed economy, how is the question of for whom to produce answered?AEntirely by government officials, who decide which household receives each good and serviceBMainly by willingness and ability to pay in markets, with government widening access through free or subsidised provision, benefits and progressive taxationCEntirely by ability to pay, because a mixed economy leaves distribution wholly to the price mechanismDBy firms choosing the combination of land, labour, capital and enterprise that keeps costs downGrade answerGrading criteria