UNIT ASSESSMENT
Edexcel A Level
Economics (A)
Unit Assessment
3.5 Labour Markets
(Edition 1)
Time: 70 minutes
Maximum marks: 50
Name
Centre Name
, 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)
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Edexcel A Level
Economics (A)
Unit Assessment
3.5 Labour Markets
(Edition 1)
Time: 70 minutes
Maximum marks: 50
Name
Centre Name
, 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)
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