MARK SCHEME – AS ECONOMICS – 7135/2 – JUNE
2023
AQA
AS
ECONOMICS
7135/2
Paper 2 The National Economy in a Global Context
Mark scheme
June 2023
2
, MARK SCHEME – AS ECONOMICS – 7135/2 – JUNE
2023
SECTION A
The following list indicates the correct answers used
in marking the students’ responses.
KEY LIST
Totals
A 6
B 3
C 8
D 3
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, MARK SCHEME – AS ECONOMICS – 7135/2 – JUNE
2023
B A
1 (Exports) 11 (cut government borrowing.)
B
C
(Real national income
2 (Resources are fully employed) 12
increased)
D
C
(The value of money rose between
3 13 (government.)
2008 and 2011.)
C
B
4 14 (Government grants for firms
with growth potential)
A C
5 (Corporation tax) 15 (Rising, Absent, Increasing)
C A
6 (£42bn.) 16 (A decrease in employment)
A D
7 (Firms’ capacity utilisation) 17 (positive supply-side shock.)
C
D (An increase in the budget
(Increased expenditure on training surplus and a switch from
8 18
and an investment subsidy) spending on pensions to
spending on new airports)
C C
(the pattern of economic activity (Productivity rising faster than
9 19
has changed.) money wages)
A A
10 (W) 20 (inflation in other countries.)
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2023
AQA
AS
ECONOMICS
7135/2
Paper 2 The National Economy in a Global Context
Mark scheme
June 2023
2
, MARK SCHEME – AS ECONOMICS – 7135/2 – JUNE
2023
SECTION A
The following list indicates the correct answers used
in marking the students’ responses.
KEY LIST
Totals
A 6
B 3
C 8
D 3
3
, MARK SCHEME – AS ECONOMICS – 7135/2 – JUNE
2023
B A
1 (Exports) 11 (cut government borrowing.)
B
C
(Real national income
2 (Resources are fully employed) 12
increased)
D
C
(The value of money rose between
3 13 (government.)
2008 and 2011.)
C
B
4 14 (Government grants for firms
with growth potential)
A C
5 (Corporation tax) 15 (Rising, Absent, Increasing)
C A
6 (£42bn.) 16 (A decrease in employment)
A D
7 (Firms’ capacity utilisation) 17 (positive supply-side shock.)
C
D (An increase in the budget
(Increased expenditure on training surplus and a switch from
8 18
and an investment subsidy) spending on pensions to
spending on new airports)
C C
(the pattern of economic activity (Productivity rising faster than
9 19
has changed.) money wages)
A A
10 (W) 20 (inflation in other countries.)
4