CAIE A-Level Economics A2 7.7.1 Firm Size Questions

Practise explaining why small and large firms coexist and how economies of scale, specialisation and services shape firm size in A2 questions.

Syllabus
2026–2028
Course
Economics 9708
Level
A2

Exam points

  • Explain why small and large firms coexist and how scale, specialisation, services and market conditions affect firm size.

CAIE A-Level Economics A2 7.7.1 Firm Size Questions question 1

[Maximum number: 1]

What is likely to make it more difficult for a small firm to survive?

A

increased preference on the part of consumers for distinctive non-standardised products

B

reductions in the rate of interest charged by commercial banks

C

the absence of effective barriers to the entry of potential competitors

D

the existence of decreasing returns to scale

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