0455.3.6.1 — demand for factors of production Influences to include demand for the product, the price of different factors of production, their availabil: past paper questions
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- 0455/21 · May/June 2026 · Q2c[6]
Analyse the influences on workers’ ability to gain a wage rise.
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Identify two disadvantages of working as a miner.
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Analyse why an MNC may close a mine in a host country.
See it on the paper → - 0455/23 · October/November 2025 · Q5b[4]
Explain two ways a firm could attract skilled workers from another country.
See it on the paper → - 0455/12 · October/November 2024 · Q11[1]
How would a change in the demand for labour affect the labour market in an occupation?
See it on the paper → - 0455/21 · October/November 2024 · Q2c[6]
Analyse how market forces can increase wages.
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how less education can reduce a person’s lifetime earnings.
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two influences on demand for factors of production.
See it on the paper → - 0455/22 · October/November 2023 · Q4c[6]
what influences a farmer’s demand for labour.
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why the wages of all teachers may increase.
See it on the paper → - 0455/11 · October/November 2021 · Q9[1]
What will increase the demand for labour in an industry?
See it on the paper → - 0455/22 · February/March 2021 · Q5c[6]
Analyse why an actor may decide to become a teacher.
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whether or not the supply of teachers in Pakistan is likely to increase in the future.
See it on the paper → - 0455/21 · October/November 2019 · Q4c[6]
Analyse the impact of strikes on an economy.
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Analyse why skilled workers are usually paid more than unskilled workers.
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Analyse what determines a firm’s demand for labour.
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What examiners said
The key to doing well on this question was to recognise that it was asking why the wages of all teachers and not just the wages of specialised teachers may increase. There was some good analysis provided in terms of demand for and supply of teachers and trade union power.
— Examiner report, October/November 2022, 0455/22 Q2(c) (Cambridge)
Question 9 was answered correctly by 34 per cent who chose option C. 32 per cent chose option A, 3 per cent chose option B and 31 per cent chose option D. In a product market, a consumer’s income is one factor that lies behind a demand curve. If income increases then the demand is said to be able to increase. In the factor market, productivity is reflected in the demand curve for labour. If produc...
— Examiner report, October/November 2021, 0455/11 Q9 (Cambridge)
Most candidates were able to identify a number of reasons why an actor may decide to become a teacher. What distinguished the quality of the answers to this question was whether candidates also analysed the reasons given. An example of a good answer was: It could be due to a rise in pay following an increase in demand for teachers, resulting in a wage rise. The non-wage benefits of the teaching p...
— Examiner report, February/March 2021, 0455/22 Q5(c) (Cambridge)
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