Sheep farms in one region supply all the wool used by a nearby textile mill. The mill spins and weaves the wool into fabric, and it also sells some of that fabric to the public from a shop on the same site.
| Period | Wool supplied by the farms (tonnes) | Fabric produced by the mill (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| Year before a drought | 100 | 60 |
| Year after a drought | 75 | 45 |
Explain why the textile mill operates in more than one sector of production.
Using the data, explain why the textile mill's output changed after the drought.
76 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Economics 2.1 The role of markets, covering 2.1.1 What is a market, 2.1.2 Primary, secondary and tertiary sectors, 2.1.3 Factor and product markets, and 2.1.4 Specialisation and exchange. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.