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UNIT ASSESSMENT




Edexcel A Level
Economics (A)
Unit Assessment

3.5 Labour Markets
(Edition 1)

Time: 70 minutes
Maximum marks: 50




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, Edexcel A Level Economics (A)
Unit Assessment – 3.5 Labour Markets

Section A
ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS


1a Which of these factors would NOT be associated with wage elastic supply of labour?

A A low-skilled job o
B High unemployment in the economy o
C A job with a long training period o
D A job in which workers are motivated only by pay o
(1 mark)


1b Explain why a business for which labour costs are a low proportion of their total costs will have
relatively inelastic demand for labour.
(3 marks)




1c In 2016, the falling price of oil resulted in oil company Shell cutting 475 jobs in its North Sea oil
production facilities. Explain, using labour market theory, why the company would do this.
(4 marks)




Page 2 Edexcel A Level Economics (A) Unit Assessment www.tutor2u.net/economics

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