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1.2 Resource allocation

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Question 51

An electronics remanufacturing firm employs Amira. She carries out only the screen-testing stage while other workers dismantle devices and pack reusable parts. Employees able to test screens accurately are difficult for the firm to recruit.

Table 1: Amira's performance

Time spent specialising in screen testingScreens tested correctly per hour
Week 114
Week 621

Using Table 1, explain how specialising in screen testing may benefit Amira.

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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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