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Edexcel GCE
Advanced Unit 3: Business Economics and Economic Efficiency
Friday 29 January 2010 – Afternoon Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
You do not need any other materials.
Economics
6EC03/01
Total Marks
Paper Reference
Instructions
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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. 17.7%
14.9% 12.6% 1 The following chart shows the percentage market shares of the US Airline Industry in 2006. 10.0% 9.2% US Airways, 7.7% United Airlines, 8.6% American 14.9% 7.7% Others, 19.3% Airlines, 17.7% 19.3% 100%
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Delta, 12.6% Southwest, 8.6% Northwest, 9.2%
Continental, 10.0%
(Source: Adapted from ‘Up in the Air’ by David Jonas 31 March 2007