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7 past-paper questions on Government macroeconomic policy objectives

9708/22 · October/November 202412 marks
Assess whether the achievement of a balanced budget should always be a main government macroeconomic objective.
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9708/21 · May/June 20258 marks
Explain the difference between a budget surplus and a budget deficit and consider the extent to which a budget surplus is better…
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9708/21 · May/June 20246 marks
Assess the extent to which supply-side policies will be able to 'lead Sri Lanka back into economic growth'.
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9708/22 · May/June 20256 marks
Assess the extent to which the policies suggested to improve infrastructure and to reduce the high rates of unemployment in South…
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9708/21 · May/June 20256 marks
Assess whether the Federal Reserve setting an inflation target as part of its monetary policy is likely to be helpful for the US…
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9708/21 · October/November 20246 marks
Assess the potential benefits and limitations of using monetary policy to control inflation in a country such as Argentina.
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9708/22 · May/June 20246 marks
Assess the advantages and disadvantages of the ECB 'substantially' increasing the interest rate to control rising inflation.
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This answer reaches the right coordinates and still drops a mark — the conclusion is stated, but never justified. Examiners pay for the reasoning, not the answer.

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M1dy/dx = 3x^2 - 12x + 9M1 earned
M1(x - 1) $(x - 3) = 0$ M1 earned
A1 $x = 1$ or $x = 3$ A1 earned
B1(1, 5) is a maximum and (3, 1) is a minimumB1 not earned

B1 — withheld
You stated the nature of each point correctly, but stated it without justification. This mark needs the reasoning shown — either evaluate the second derivative (d²y/dx² = 6x − 12, giving −6 at $x = 1$ and +6 at $x = 3$ ) or show a sign change of dy/dx either side of each point. An unsupported assertion earns nothing here even when the conclusion is right.

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