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A factory increases output using a method that creates more jobs but also more carbon emissions and lower long-run energy efficiency. Which conclusion is most accurate?

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A

The choice is sustainable because employment rises

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The choice is unsustainable because any pollution makes all benefits irrelevant

C

The economic and social benefits must be weighed against environmental and longer-term economic costs

D

Sustainability cannot be considered when choosing how goods are produced

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1.2 The basic economic problem Questions

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

77 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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