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2.2 Government objectives

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Question 63

Table 1 shows the price index and annual inflation rates for an economy.

IndicatorValue
Price index at the start of Year 1125.0
Inflation rate during Year 14.0%
Inflation rate during Year 22.0%
a.

Calculate the price index at the end of Year 2.

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b.

The inflation rate was lower in Year 2 than in Year 1. Explain what your answer to (a) shows about the price level in Year 2.

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2.2 Government objectives Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Economics
  3. /2.2 Government objectives

189 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Economics 2.2 Government objectives, covering 2.2.1a The main economic objectives, 2.2.1b Conflicts between government objectives, 2.2.1c Other objectives and ethical considerations, 2.2.2a The significance of economic growth, 2.2.2b Causes, costs, benefits and policies for growth, 2.2.2c GDP measures and calculations, 2.2.3a Measuring employment and unemployment, 2.2.3b Types and causes of unemployment, 2.2.3c Consequences and policies for unemployment, 2.2.4a What inflation is, 2.2.4b Measuring inflation with the CPI, 2.2.4c Causes, consequences and control of inflation, 2.2.5a Balance of trade and balance of payments, 2.2.5b Current account surpluses and deficits, 2.2.5c Policies to influence the balance of payments, 2.2.6a Income and wealth inequality in the UK, 2.2.6b Causes and consequences of inequality, and 2.2.6c Redistributing income and wealth. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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