2023 AQA A-level ECONOMICS 7136/3 Paper 3 Economic Principles and Issues Question Paper & Mark scheme (Merged) June 2023 [VERIFIED]

2023 AQA A-level ECONOMICS 7136/3 Paper 3 Economic Principles and Issues Question Paper & Mark scheme (Merged) June 2023 [VERIFIED] A-level ECONOMICS Paper 3 Economic Principles and Issues Monday 5 June 2023 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours Materials For this paper you must have: • the Insert • a calculator. Instructions For Examiner’s Use Section Mark A B • Answer all questions. TOTAL • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Pencil should only be used for drawing. • Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. • You will need to refer to the Insert provided to answer Section B. • You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. • If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). • Do all rough work in this answer book. Cross through any work that you do not want to be marked. Information • The maximum mark for this paper is 80. • The marks for questions are shown in brackets. • No deductions will be made for wrong answers. 2 Section A Answer all questions in this section. Only one answer per question is allowed. For each question completely fill in the circle alongside the appropriate answer. CORRECT METHOD WRONG METHODS If you want to change your answer you must cross out your original answer as shown. If you wish to return to an answer previously crossed out, ring the answer you now wish to select as shown. 0 1 Figure 1 shows the demand for lemons. Figure 1 The fall in price and increase in the quantity demanded of lemons could have been caused by [1 mark] A a fall in the price of a substitute for lemons, oranges. B a rise in the price of lemonade. C a reduction in the price of a complement for lemons, fish. D favourable weather leading to a record harvest. Do not write outside the box *02* IB/G/Jun23/7136/3 3 0 2 The environment is a scarce resource. A consequence of this is that [1 mark] A all natural resources have a market price. B all natural resources will eventually be used up. C the environment has an opportunity cost. D the environment is a pure public g