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1.2 Resource allocation

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Question 13

A ceramic tile producer changes from having each worker complete several stages to assigning workers separate stages of production. The weekly wage bill remains £12,000.

Production methodTiles produced per week
Workers complete several stages16,000
Workers each repeat one stage24,000
a.

Calculate the labour cost per tile under each production method.

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b.

Explain how assigning workers separate stages could increase labour productivity.

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1.2 Resource allocation Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Economics
  3. /1.2 Resource allocation

84 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Economics 1.2 Resource allocation, covering 1.2.1a Markets, 1.2.1b Allocation of resources, 1.2.1c Factor and product markets, 1.2.2a Primary, secondary and tertiary sectors, 1.2.2b Goods and services, 1.2.3a Specialisation and the division of labour, 1.2.3b How and why producers specialise, and 1.2.3c Costs and benefits of the division of labour. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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