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May 2021

Unit: Economics

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1a
Economic growth, economic development and economic planning
​​Evaluate four ways in which the government could influence allocation of resources in a country
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1b
Demand, supply and determination of equilibrium
​ ​​Explain using formulae, the difference between "arc elasticity" and "point elasticity" of demand.
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1c
Introduction to economics
​​(i) Define the term "Consumer Sovereignty" as used in economics.
(ii) Summarise six limitations of consumer sovereignty in an economy.
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2a
Money and banking
​​Highlight the effects of removing interest rate capping in an economy.
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2b
Demand, supply and determination of equilibrium
​​Identify four reasons why governments intervene with the operations of price mechanism
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2c
Demand, supply and determination of equilibrium
​​Outline seven factors that influence the elasticity of supply of a commodity
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3a
Demand, supply and determination of equilibrium
Using indifference curve analysis, demonstrate how an individual's equilibrium point is attained.
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3b
Introduction to economics
​ ​​With particular interest on inferior goods, use the indifference curve analysis to demonstrate and explain the income and substitution effect of a fall in price.
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3c
Economic growth, economic development and economic planning
​​Kenya, which is currently ranked as a developing country, came up with an economic blueprint geared towards realising economic development by the year 2030.

Required:
(i) Describe five factors that might hinder Kenya from realising the above objective.
(ii) Outline measures that might be put in place in order to overcome the impediments in (c) (i) above.
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4a
National income
​​Examine six causes of a deflationary gap in an economy
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4b
Money and banking
​​(i) Define the term "monetary policy".
(ii) Explain five objectives of monetary policy in an economy.
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4c
Inflation and unemployment
​​Assess seven reasons why developing countries are concerned about the high rate of unemployment in their countries.
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5a
Demand, supply and determination of equilibrium
​​The total cost and demand functions of a firm operating under monopolistic competition are represented as follows:

TC = 850 - 8Q - 10Q2
P = 200

Where:
TC = Total costs
Q = Output
P = Price

Required:
(i) Fixed cost function.
(ii) Variable cost function.
(iii) Average cost function.
(iv) Marginal cost function.
(v) Marginal revenue function.
(vi) The level of output at which the firm breaks-even.
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5b
Economic growth, economic development and economic planning
​​Examine five reasons for deteriorating terms of trade for developing countries.
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6a
Economic growth, economic development and economic planning
​​(i) Describe the term "economic integration".
(ii) Highlight six factors that limit successful economic integration in developing countries.
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6b
Economic growth, economic development and economic planning
​​Examine four advantages of currency devaluation to a country's economy.
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6c
National income
​​With the use of a diagram, illustrate the optimal point of a firm.
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7a
Money and banking
​​Enumerate seven roles of commercial banks in an economy
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7b
National income
​​(i) With a well labelled diagram, illustrate the concept of economic rent.
(ii) Explain how economic rent might be used as a good base for taxation
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7c
Economic growth, economic development and economic planning
​ ​​With the aid of a diagram distinguish between "actual economic growth" and "potential economic growth
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