9708/12

Economics 9708/12May/June 2016

Cambridge AS Level · AS Level Multiple Choice · answer key with instant marking and worked solutions

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Topics Methods of Government Intervention in Markets · Demand and Supply · Elasticities of Demand · International Trade and Comparative Advantage · Balance of Payments · (Legacy) - Money · +14 more

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Q11MScarcity, Choice and Opportunity CostFree sample

In 2007 there was a worldwide shortage of oil. The diagram shows the consumption and production of oil (billion tonnes) in 2007 for selected countries.

What can be concluded from the diagram?

Options

A   In Britain, oil had zero opportunity cost.
B   In Japan, there was self-sufficiency in oil.
C   In Russia, there was no shortage of oil.
D   In the United States, rationing was the only solution to oil shortage.

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29 more questions
  • Q2Factors of Production · (Legacy) - Money1M
  • Q3Production Possibility Curves1M
  • Q4(Legacy) - Money1M
  • Q5Demand and Supply1M
  • Q6Demand and Supply1M
  • Q7Elasticities of Demand1M
  • Q8Elasticities of Demand1M
  • Q9Price Elasticity of Supply1M
  • Q10Demand and Supply · Market Equilibrium and the Price Mechanism1M
  • Q11Market Equilibrium and the Price Mechanism1M
  • Q12Methods of Government Intervention in Markets1M
  • Q13Consumer and Producer Surplus1M
  • Q14Methods of Government Intervention in Markets1M
  • Q15Methods of Government Intervention in Markets1M
  • Q16Income and Wealth Inequality1M
  • Q17Methods of Government Intervention in Markets · Elasticities of Demand1M
  • Q18Methods of Government Intervention in Markets1M
  • Q19Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply1M
  • Q20Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply · Supply-Side Policy1M
  • Q21Price Stability1M
  • Q22International Trade and Comparative Advantage · Balance of Payments1M
  • Q23Exchange Rates1M
  • Q24International Trade and Comparative Advantage1M
  • Q25Production Possibility Curves · International Trade and Comparative Advantage1M
  • Q26(Legacy) - Economic Integration1M
  • Q27Protectionism1M
  • Q28Monetary Policy1M
  • Q29Balance of Payments1M
  • Q30Exchange Rates · Balance of Payments1M
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