Pearson Edexcel IGCSE · Economics

Production: Practice Questions

2 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 4 written questions with worked solutions. All on Production.

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Question 1

1 mark

Which of the following factors of production is best defined as the human effort, including both physical and mental contributions, used in the production of goods and services?

Question 2

1 mark

As a country becomes more developed, there is typically a shift in the importance of different sectors of production. Which of the following best represents an activity in the tertiary sector?

Question 3

2 marks

Define the term enterprise as a factor of production and identify the economic reward associated with it.

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Question 4

2 marks

A firm extracts raw crude oil from the seabed. Identify the sector of the economy this business belongs to and state one other factor of production used in this process besides land.

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Question 5

3 marks

Production involves the transformation of various inputs into finished goods and services.

(a) Identify the four factors of production.
(b) Define the term productivity.
(c) State one difference between the secondary sector and the tertiary sector of an economy.

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Question 6

5 marks

A commercial farm produces wheat and also operates a small flour mill on-site to process the grain.

(a) Identify and explain how the four factors of production (land, labour, capital, and enterprise) are used in the context of this farm.
(b) Explain why the wheat farming part of the business is classified as the primary sector, while the flour milling part is classified as the secondary sector.

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