12 marks
Explain one opportunity cost of conserving forests in Indonesia.
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Opportunity Cost (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Economics): Exam Questions
Exam code: 0455 & 0987
47 mins23 questions
22 marks
Explain, using information from the extract, an opportunity cost of working.
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32 marks
Case Study
In 2017, the UK included bicycle helmets for the first time in its calculation of the consumer prices index (CPI). Many bicycle retailers now provide their customers with a choice of bicycle helmets. Estimates show that 25 million bicycle helmets are sold globally per year and the number sold is on a steady upward trend.
Define choice and give an example.
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42 marks
Case Study
Swaziland is a small African country where six in ten people live in poverty and most firms are small and use little capital equipment. In October 2015 it opened a new airport. Some economists suggest that the building of the airport involved a high opportunity cost and caused a range of external costs. The building of the airport is part of the government’s plan to turn the country from a developing into a developed country.
Identify the opportunity cost of building an airport?
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14 marks
Explain an example of opportunity cost in the extract.
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24 marks
Explain, using information from the extract, how the concept of opportunity cost affects all rubber farmers in Liberia.
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8 marks
8 marksCase Study
In Tunisia, resource allocation decisions are made by both the public sector and private sector. Tunisia’s GDP increased from 2014 to 2018 but its households saved less. Income levels can be affected by changes in trade union activity and the foreign exchange rate. From 2014 to 2018, Tunisia experienced a number of strikes organised by its largest trade union, the Tunisian General Labour Union. There was also a significant fall in its foreign exchange rate.
Discuss whether or not opportunity cost is important when making decisions about resource allocation
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28 marks
8 marksCase Study
Swaziland is a small African country where six in ten people live in poverty and most firms are small and use little capital equipment. In October 2015 it opened a new airport. Some economists suggest that the building of the airport involved a high opportunity cost and caused a range of external costs. The building of the airport is part of the government’s plan to turn the country from a developing into a developed country.
Discuss whether or not opportunity cost influences decision-making by consumers and firms
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