The table below shows the total quarterly output of a boutique microbrewery and the number of workers employed in each quarter of the year.
| Quarter | Number of workers | Total output (cases) |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 12 | 7,200 |
| Q2 | 15 | 9,300 |
| Q3 | 18 | 10,800 |
| Q4 | 14 | 8,820 |
Which one of the following is a true statement about production and labour productivity during this period?
Labour productivity rose but total production fell between Q3 and Q4.
Both total production and labour productivity rose between Q2 and Q3.
Q3 had both the highest total production and the highest labour productivity during the year.
Both total production and labour productivity were higher in Q1 than in Q4.
156 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Economics 1.4 Production, costs and revenue, covering 1.4.1 Production and productivity, 1.4.2 Specialisation, division of labour and exchange, 1.4.3 The law of diminishing returns and returns to scale (A-level only), 1.4.4 Costs of production, 1.4.5 Economies and diseconomies of scale, 1.4.6 Marginal, average and total revenue, 1.4.7 Profit, and 1.4.8 Technological change (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.