edexcel 2014 jan economics unit 3 paper
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Pearson Edexcel
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International
Advanced Level
Economics
Unit 3: Business Economics and Economic Efficiency
Friday 17 January 2014 – Morning
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
You do not need any other materials.
Paper Reference
6ECA3/01
Total Marks
Instructions
black ink or
• Usein the boxesball-point pen. page with your name, at the top of this
• Fill number and candidate number. centre in
A and one
• Answer all the questionstheSection provided question from Section B. the questions in spaces • Answermay be more space than you need.
– there
Information
The total for • The marksmarkeachthis paper is 72.shown in brackets question are
• – use this asforguide as to how much time to spend on each question. a an
• Questions labelled with willasterisk (*) are ones where the quality of your written communication be assessed
•
– you should take particular care on these questions with your spelling, punctuation and grammar, as well as the clarity of expression.
Calculators may be used.
Advice
carefully
• Read each questiontime. before you start to answer it. on the
• Keep an eyeanswers if you have time at the end.
• Check your
Turn over
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©2014 Pearson Education Ltd.
1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1
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Section A: Answer all the questions in this section
You should spend 35 minutes on this section. Use the data to support your answers where relevant. You may annotate and include diagrams in your answers.
1 In September 2012 the 250-year-old UK toy shop chain Hamleys was taken over by
French toy retailer Groupe Ludendo for a reported £60 million. One likely reason for the takeover was to
(1)
A access new markets for Groupe Ludendo in the UK
B achieve benefits from vertical integration
C achieve external economies of scale
D avoid investigation by the European Competition Commission
E
achieve benefits of
Surname
Other names
Pearson Edexcel
Centre Number
Candidate Number
International
Advanced Level
Economics
Unit 3: Business Economics and Economic Efficiency
Friday 17 January 2014 – Morning
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
You do not need any other materials.
Paper Reference
6ECA3/01
Total Marks
Instructions
black ink or
• Usein the boxesball-point pen. page with your name, at the top of this
• Fill number and candidate number. centre in
A and one
• Answer all the questionstheSection provided question from Section B. the questions in spaces • Answermay be more space than you need.
– there
Information
The total for • The marksmarkeachthis paper is 72.shown in brackets question are
• – use this asforguide as to how much time to spend on each question. a an
• Questions labelled with willasterisk (*) are ones where the quality of your written communication be assessed
•
– you should take particular care on these questions with your spelling, punctuation and grammar, as well as the clarity of expression.
Calculators may be used.
Advice
carefully
• Read each questiontime. before you start to answer it. on the
• Keep an eyeanswers if you have time at the end.
• Check your
Turn over
P43238A
©2014 Pearson Education Ltd.
1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1
*P43238A0132*
Section A: Answer all the questions in this section
You should spend 35 minutes on this section. Use the data to support your answers where relevant. You may annotate and include diagrams in your answers.
1 In September 2012 the 250-year-old UK toy shop chain Hamleys was taken over by
French toy retailer Groupe Ludendo for a reported £60 million. One likely reason for the takeover was to
(1)
A access new markets for Groupe Ludendo in the UK
B achieve benefits from vertical integration
C achieve external economies of scale
D avoid investigation by the European Competition Commission
E
achieve benefits of