UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
General Certificate of Education
Advanced Subsidiary Level and Advanced Level
ECONOMICS
9708/01
Paper 1 Multiple Choice (Core)
May/June 2005
1 hour
Additional Materials: Multiple Choice Answer Sheet
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1 What is the main economic problem facing all societies?
A how to reduce unemployment
B how to reduce poverty
C how to allocate scarce resources
D how to control inflation
2 What is the opportunity cost to an unemployed worker who becomes employed?
A
the leisure they would otherwise have had
B
the value of the goods and services they produce
C
the wages they are paid
D zero
3
The diagram illustrates the production possibility curves for an economy in Year 1 (X1, Y1) and
Year 2 (X2, Y2)
O
X1
X2
Y2
Y1
good Y
good X
What can be deduced from the diagram?
A The cost of production was lower in Year 2 than in Year 1.
B The full employment level of output was lower in Year 2 than in Year 1.
C The o