0455.1.4.4 — shifts in a PPC The causes and consequences of shifts in a PPC in terms of an economy’s growth.: past paper questions
Real questions on 0455.1.4.4 — shifts in a ppc the causes and consequences of shifts in a ppc in terms of an economy’s growth.
The newest 17 of 17 written questions. Open one to see it on the real paper.
- 0455/21 · May/June 2026 · Q3b[4]
Explain two causes of a shift to the right of a country’s PPC.
See it on the paper → - 0455/22 · October/November 2025 · Q1a[1]
Calculate foreign workers as a percentage of Japan’s labour force in 2022.
See it on the paper → - 0455/23 · October/November 2025 · Q1a[1]
Calculate the number of Malawians who had access to electricity in 2022.
See it on the paper → - 0455/23 · October/November 2025 · Q1c[2]
Explain what is likely to have happened to Malawi’s production possibility curve (PPC) in January 2022.
See it on the paper → - 0455/21 · May/June 2025 · Q3b[4]
Explain two causes of a decrease in enterprise in an economy.
See it on the paper → - 0455/11 · October/November 2024 · Q12[1]
Which type of growth is this?
See it on the paper → - 0455/21 · October/November 2024 · Q1f[5]
Analyse, using a production possibility curve (PPC) diagram, the effect of technological progress on an economy such as the UAE.
See it on the paper → - 0455/23 · October/November 2024 · Q1d[4]
Explain two reasons why the production possibility curve (PPC) of Belarus may have shifted to the left between 2011 and 2021.
See it on the paper → - 0455/11 · May/June 2024 · Q3[1]
What is the reason for the economy moving from point M to point N?
See it on the paper → - 0455/22 · October/November 2023 · Q5c[6]
using a production possibility curve (PPC) diagram, the effect of a decrease in the size of a country’s labour force on its economy.
See it on the paper → - 0455/22 · February/March 2023 · Q3a[2]
Define a minimum price.
See it on the paper → - 0455/22 · October/November 2021 · Q2c[6]
Analyse, using a production possibility curve (PPC), the effect of an increase in the quality of its resources on an economy.
See it on the paper → - 0455/21 · October/November 2020 · Q4c[6]
using a production possibility curve (PPC) diagram, the beneficial effects for a country of the growth of its small and medium-sized firms.
See it on the paper → - 0455/21 · May/June 2020 · Q5c[6]
using a production possibility curve (PPC) diagram, the effect of advances in technology on an economy.
See it on the paper → - 0455/22 · May/June 2020 · Q4c[6]
the effect of a decrease in population size on an economy.
See it on the paper → - 0455/11 · May/June 2019 · Q11[1]
What can be concluded from the table?
See it on the paper → - 0455/12 · May/June 2019 · Q2[1]
The diagram shows a production possibility curve (PPC) for an economy that produces both capital goods and consumer goods. At which point will the economy show the highest potential for sustained long run economic growth?
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What examiners said
This part of the question appeared to be challenging for most candidates. Common answers included decrease in profits, increase in corporation tax, increase in interest rates, reduction in education, emigration of entrepreneurs, lack of confidence and recession. In most cases the one or two causes provided were not developed with an explanation, resulting in candidates scoring one or two out of th...
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0455/21 Q3(b) (Cambridge)
Most candidates showed an understanding of a minimum price although a number of candidates confused it with a maximum price or wrote that it was the lowest price a firm could charge to make a profit.
— Examiner report, February/March 2023, 0455/22 Q3(a) (Cambridge)
Over time, candidates have got better at drawing production possibility curves. This time, most candidates did label the axes correctly and most did draw a second curve to the right of the original one, indicating the outward shift by an arrow, or less commonly by letters. A very small proportion of candidates did not draw the curves to the axes and a number drew a demand and supply diagram rather...
— Examiner report, October/November 2021, 0455/22 Q2(c) (Cambridge)
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