0455.2.3.2 — price, demand and quantity A demand curve to be drawn and used to illustrate movements along a demand curve with appropriate terminology, fo: past paper questions
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- 0455/21 · May/June 2026 · Q1e[4]
Draw a demand and supply diagram to show the effect of an increase in demand for swimming pools on the market for water.
See it on the paper → - 0455/22 · February/March 2026 · Q1e[4]
Draw a demand and supply diagram to show how more people trying to lose weight would affect the market for sorghum.
See it on the paper → - 0455/21 · May/June 2024 · Q1f[5]
Analyse, using a demand and supply diagram, how a drought could affect the market for coffee.
See it on the paper → - 0455/12 · October/November 2023 · Q5[1]
Public transport and cars are substitute goods. The price of public transport rises. What will happen to the demand for cars?
See it on the paper → - 0455/21 · October/November 2022 · Q4c[6]
Analyse, using a demand and supply diagram, the effects on the solar energy industry of the change in spending patterns towards environmentally friendly products.
See it on the paper → - 0455/22 · October/November 2019 · Q4c[6]
Using a demand and supply diagram, how a fall in the price of cotton would affect the market for cotton shirts.
See it on the paper → - 0455/23 · October/November 2019 · Q1e[5]
Analyse, using Fig. 1.1, the relationship between copper output and revenue from the sale of copper.
See it on the paper → - 0455/21 · May/June 2019 · Q3c[6]
Analyse, using a demand and supply diagram, how bad weather is likely to affect the market for broccoli.
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What examiners said
Comprehensive responses • Most candidates produced a fully labelled diagram and correctly labelled a rightward shift of demand. • Many candidates marked the change in equilibrium clearly, showing a coherent understanding of how increased demand affects market outcomes. Limited responses • Some candidates drew a diagram and omitted key labels such as axes or equilibrium points. • Some candidates s...
— Examiner report, February/March 2026, 0455/22 Q1(e) (Cambridge)
There was a significant split between those candidates who were comfortable with drawing and labelling diagrams accurately and those for whom their diagrams were inaccurate or demonstrated a lack of care. Candidates who appeared to understand the economics often missed out on marks because they did not label the axes, curves, or equilibrium points at all, or labelled them incorrectly. The best ans...
— Examiner report, October/November 2022, 0455/21 Q4(c) (Cambridge)
Strong answers produced clear and accurately labelled diagrams and relevant written analysis on the reasons for and effects of the increase in the supply of cotton shirts. Some candidates made errors on the diagram and a small number of candidates did not draw a diagram or analyse why supply would increase.
— Examiner report, October/November 2019, 0455/22 Q4(c) (Cambridge)
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