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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Monday 19 May 2025
Afternoon (Time: 2 hours) Paper
reference 9EB0/02
Economics B 🟐 🟐
Advanced
PAPER 2: Competing in the global economy
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Source Booklet (enclosed)
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SECTION A
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Read Extracts A–D in the Source Booklet before answering Question 1.
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1 It is estimated that the income elasticity of demand (YED) for frozen food is -2.37.
(a) Using this data and data in Extract D, calculate to 2 decimal
places, the likely change in demand for frozen food in December
2022. You are advised to show your working.
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, (b) With reference to Extract B, explain the impact of labour
shortages on aggregate supply.
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, (c) With reference to Extract C, explain one reason why high food
price inflation might affect the living standards of low or fixed-
income groups.
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