Supply
2.3What the syllabus asks of you
- Individual and market supply: definition of supply
- Individual and market supply: link between individual supply and market supply
- Individual and market supply: drawing and interpretation of the supply diagram
- Movements along a supply curve: causes of extensions and contractions in supply
- Movements along a supply curve: diagrams that illustrate movements along a supply curve
- Shifts of a supply curve: causes of decreases and increases in supply
- Shifts of a supply curve: diagrams that illustrate shifts of a supply curve
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Chapter 2: Supply
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15 questions
1May / June 2026 · Paper 12 · Q6Show mark scheme →
Aa decrease in the cost of producing the good
Ba decrease in the price of the good
Can increase in the cost of producing the good
Dan increase in the price of the good
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2Oct / Nov 2025 · Paper 13 · Q5Show mark scheme →
AA
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DD
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3Oct / Nov 2024 · Paper 12 · Q6Show mark scheme →
ASupply will contract by 40 units and there will be a movement down along the supply curve.
BSupply will contract by 200 units and there will be an inward shift of the supply curve.
CSupply will extend by 40 units and there will be a movement up along the supply curve.
DSupply will extend by 200 units and there will be an outward shift of the supply curve.
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4May / June 2024 · Paper 11 · Q5Show mark scheme →
Aa decrease in the costs of New Zealand's airlines
Ba decrease in the number of people wanting to fly to New Zealand
Can increase in the price of train and bus travel in New Zealand
Dan increase in the tax on air travel in New Zealand
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5May / June 2023 · Paper 11 · Q9Show mark scheme →
Aa decrease in the productivity of farmworkers
Ba decrease in the profitability of rice production
Can increase in consumers’ incomes
Dan increase in farmworkers’ wages
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6May / June 2023 · Paper 12 · Q7Show mark scheme →
AA higher price gives firms the ability to increase profits.
BA higher price gives firms the incentive to reduce total fixed costs.
CA higher price will encourage consumers to buy more coffee increasing total revenue.
DA higher price will encourage less firms to enter the market to supply coffee.
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7Oct / Nov 2022 · Paper 12 · Q5Show mark scheme →
AThe demand curve will shift to the left.
BThe demand curve will shift to the right.
CThe supply curve will shift to the left.
DThe supply curve will shift to the right.
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8Oct / Nov 2021 · Paper 12 · Q7Show mark scheme →
Aprice/quantity diagram with S1, D1, D2 (demand shifts right)
Bprice/quantity diagram with S1, D2, D1 (demand shifts left)
Cprice/quantity diagram with S2, D1, S1 (supply shifts right)
Dprice/quantity diagram with S1, D1, S2 (supply shifts left)
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9Oct / Nov 2021 · Paper 13 · Q7Show mark scheme →
Aa decrease in the costs of New Zealand's airlines
Ba decrease in the number of people wanting to fly to New Zealand
Can increase in the price of train and bus travel in New Zealand
Dan increase in the tax on air travel in New Zealand
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10May / June 2020 · Paper 12 · Q6Show mark scheme →
AAs costs rise growers need to get a higher price to increase output.
BAt the lower prices each grower supplies more tomatoes.
CThe profitability per unit is the same for all growers irrespective of output.
DSupply is not always influenced by price.
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11Oct / Nov 2019 · Paper 12 · Q6Show mark scheme →
Aan increase in demand for the product
Ban increase in government subsidies to producers
Can increase in indirect taxes on the product
Dan increase in the costs of production
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12Oct / Nov 2019 · Paper 13 · Q6Show mark scheme →
AConsumer incomes have fallen.
BNew technology has made the product cheaper to produce.
CThe government has imposed a tax on the product.
DThe price of a substitute has increased.
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13Oct / Nov 2017 · Paper 13 · Q7Show mark scheme →
Aa shift in the demand curve to the left
Ba shift in the demand curve to the right
Ca shift in the supply curve to the left
Da shift in the supply curve to the right
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14May / June 2016 · Paper 11 · Q4Show mark scheme →
Athe cost of supplying cars
Bthe price of cars
Cthe revenue for the government
Dthe supply of cars at every price
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15May / June 2016 · Paper 12 · Q4Show mark scheme →
Athe cost of supplying cars
Bthe price of cars
Cthe revenue for the government
Dthe supply of cars at every price
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