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1.2 The basic economic problem

1.2 The basic economic problem

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A health centre has 120 nurse-hours available each week. It must choose one of the plans shown below.

PlanRoutine appointments, 1 nurse-hour eachLong-term care sessions, 3 nurse-hours each
A9010
B6020

Analyse how scarcity creates an opportunity cost when the health centre changes from Plan A to Plan B.

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1.2 The basic economic problem Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Economics
  3. /1.2 The basic economic problem

29 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Economics 1.2 The basic economic problem, covering 1.2.1 Scarce resources and unlimited wants, 1.2.2 The economic problem, 1.2.3 Opportunity cost, and 1.2.4 Costs and benefits of economic choices. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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