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1.2 The basic economic problem

1.2 The basic economic problem

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Westford Council is planning a food hub. It must decide whether to provide cooked meals or ingredient boxes, whether to use paid cooks or trained volunteers, and whether access should be universal or restricted to low-income households. Analyse how the council's decisions address the three questions created by the economic problem.

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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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