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1.2 Resource allocation

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Question 8

A small print business is choosing between three production methods. It wants the greatest worker task variety possible while maintaining at least medium output consistency.

Table 1

MethodWorker task varietyOutput consistency
PHighLow
QMediumHigh
RHighMedium
a.

Using Table 1, identify the most suitable method for the print business.

[1]
b.

Explain one likely effect on workers' motivation of choosing the method you identified in (a).

[2]
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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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