Edexcel A-level Economics Paper 1
COMPLETE (2025) EXAM Questions
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Economics - CORRECT ANSWER The study of the allocation of scarce resources.
Economic Goods - CORRECT ANSWER Resources that are scarce.
Short Run - CORRECT ANSWER A time period where at least one factor of production is fixed.
Long Run - CORRECT ANSWER A time period where all factors of production are variable.
Productivity - CORRECT ANSWER The output per unit of input.
The Economic Problem - CORRECT ANSWER Resources are scarce but wants are infinite.
Scarcity - CORRECT ANSWER The world's resources are limited, there are only limited amounts of land,
water, oil, food, etc..
Therefore, resources are scarce.
Free Goods - CORRECT ANSWER Goods that are unlimited in supply and therefore have no opportunity
cost.
Economic Agents - CORRECT ANSWER Consumer, Business and Governments.
Agents involved in Economic transactions.
Production Possibility Frontier - CORRECT ANSWER The maximum potential output of a combination of
goods an economy can achieve when all its resources are fully and efficiently employed, given the level
of technology.
Opportunity Cost - CORRECT ANSWER Opportunity cost is the cost of giving up the next best alternative
by making a choice
Economic Growth - CORRECT ANSWER Increase an economy's productive potential.
Capital Goods - CORRECT ANSWER Goods intended for use in production, rather than by consumers.
Consumer Goods - CORRECT ANSWER Goods designed for use by final consumers.
Renewable Resources - CORRECT ANSWER A resource whose stock level can be replenished naturally
over a period of time.
Non-renewable Resources - CORRECT ANSWER A resource whose stock level decreases over time as it
is consumed.
, Ceteris Paribus - CORRECT ANSWER 'All other things (factors) remaining the same'
The assumption that all other variables within a model remain constant whilst the change is being
considered.
Positive Statement - CORRECT ANSWER A statement based on facts which can be tested as true or false
and are value-free.
Normative Statement - CORRECT ANSWER A statement based on value judgements which cannot be
tested as true or false.
Adam Smith - CORRECT ANSWER The Father of Economics;
- The Invisible Hand (workings of the Price Mechanism)
- Specialisation
- Division of Labour
Division of Labour - CORRECT ANSWER Specialisation of workers on specific tasks in the production
process.
Specialisation - CORRECT ANSWER The process of breaking down the production process into steps and
then each worker is assigned a step. This would then increase labour productivity (Output per Worker).
Barter - CORRECT ANSWER An exchange of goods/services for other goods/services.
- Does not involve money.
- Double coincidence of wants.
Money - CORRECT ANSWER Anything which is acceptable to a wide number of people and
organisations as payment for goods and services.
Free Market Economy - CORRECT ANSWER Where all resources are privately owned and allocated via
the price mechanism. There is minimal government intervention.
Command Economy - CORRECT ANSWER Where there is public ownership of resources and these are
allocated by the government.
Mixed Economy - CORRECT ANSWER Where some resources are owned and allocated by the private
sector and some by the public sector.
Market - CORRECT ANSWER A channel where goods and services are exchanged.
Utility - CORRECT ANSWER The capacity of a good or service to satisfy some human want.
Rational Decision Making - CORRECT ANSWER Where consumers allocate their expenditure on goods
and services to maximize utility, and producers allocate their resources to maximize profits.
Demand - CORRECT ANSWER The quantity of goods or services that will be bought at any given price
over a period of time.
COMPLETE (2025) EXAM Questions
and Answers (Verified Answers) ||
ACTUAL EXAM 2025 TEST!! Graded
A+ | 2025|2026 EXAM UPDATE
Economics - CORRECT ANSWER The study of the allocation of scarce resources.
Economic Goods - CORRECT ANSWER Resources that are scarce.
Short Run - CORRECT ANSWER A time period where at least one factor of production is fixed.
Long Run - CORRECT ANSWER A time period where all factors of production are variable.
Productivity - CORRECT ANSWER The output per unit of input.
The Economic Problem - CORRECT ANSWER Resources are scarce but wants are infinite.
Scarcity - CORRECT ANSWER The world's resources are limited, there are only limited amounts of land,
water, oil, food, etc..
Therefore, resources are scarce.
Free Goods - CORRECT ANSWER Goods that are unlimited in supply and therefore have no opportunity
cost.
Economic Agents - CORRECT ANSWER Consumer, Business and Governments.
Agents involved in Economic transactions.
Production Possibility Frontier - CORRECT ANSWER The maximum potential output of a combination of
goods an economy can achieve when all its resources are fully and efficiently employed, given the level
of technology.
Opportunity Cost - CORRECT ANSWER Opportunity cost is the cost of giving up the next best alternative
by making a choice
Economic Growth - CORRECT ANSWER Increase an economy's productive potential.
Capital Goods - CORRECT ANSWER Goods intended for use in production, rather than by consumers.
Consumer Goods - CORRECT ANSWER Goods designed for use by final consumers.
Renewable Resources - CORRECT ANSWER A resource whose stock level can be replenished naturally
over a period of time.
Non-renewable Resources - CORRECT ANSWER A resource whose stock level decreases over time as it
is consumed.
, Ceteris Paribus - CORRECT ANSWER 'All other things (factors) remaining the same'
The assumption that all other variables within a model remain constant whilst the change is being
considered.
Positive Statement - CORRECT ANSWER A statement based on facts which can be tested as true or false
and are value-free.
Normative Statement - CORRECT ANSWER A statement based on value judgements which cannot be
tested as true or false.
Adam Smith - CORRECT ANSWER The Father of Economics;
- The Invisible Hand (workings of the Price Mechanism)
- Specialisation
- Division of Labour
Division of Labour - CORRECT ANSWER Specialisation of workers on specific tasks in the production
process.
Specialisation - CORRECT ANSWER The process of breaking down the production process into steps and
then each worker is assigned a step. This would then increase labour productivity (Output per Worker).
Barter - CORRECT ANSWER An exchange of goods/services for other goods/services.
- Does not involve money.
- Double coincidence of wants.
Money - CORRECT ANSWER Anything which is acceptable to a wide number of people and
organisations as payment for goods and services.
Free Market Economy - CORRECT ANSWER Where all resources are privately owned and allocated via
the price mechanism. There is minimal government intervention.
Command Economy - CORRECT ANSWER Where there is public ownership of resources and these are
allocated by the government.
Mixed Economy - CORRECT ANSWER Where some resources are owned and allocated by the private
sector and some by the public sector.
Market - CORRECT ANSWER A channel where goods and services are exchanged.
Utility - CORRECT ANSWER The capacity of a good or service to satisfy some human want.
Rational Decision Making - CORRECT ANSWER Where consumers allocate their expenditure on goods
and services to maximize utility, and producers allocate their resources to maximize profits.
Demand - CORRECT ANSWER The quantity of goods or services that will be bought at any given price
over a period of time.
