A council wants more residents to attend community first-aid courses, because the skills people learn can help others in an emergency. It has rated four possible measures.
| Measure | Likely rise in attendance | Cost to the council | Confidence in the outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information campaign | Small | Low | Low |
| State provision of free courses | Large | High | High |
| Subsidy covering half the course fee | Large | Medium | Medium |
| Subsidy covering a tenth of the course fee | Small | Low | Medium |
The council can afford a medium cost at most. It needs a large rise in attendance and at least medium confidence in the outcome. Which measure should it choose?
State provision of free courses
Subsidy covering half the course fee
Subsidy covering a tenth of the course fee
Information campaign
104 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Economics 2.3 How the government manages the economy, covering 2.3.1a Fiscal policy and income and expenditure, 2.3.1b Fiscal policy and government objectives, 2.3.1c The government budget, 2.3.2a The meaning of monetary policy, 2.3.2b Uses of monetary policy, 2.3.3a Supply-side policies and their trade-offs, 2.3.3b Using supply-side policies, and 2.3.4 Policies to correct positive and negative externalities. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.