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Edexcel IGCSE Economics 1.2.2 productivity and division of labour

Use this set to define productivity, explain land or labour improvements and judge division of labour in factory or service contexts.

Syllabus
First assessment 2019
Course
Economics 4EC1

Exam points

  • Calculate labour productivity from output and worker data in units per worker.
  • Explain how drainage, fertiliser, education or migration changes productivity.
  • Assess division of labour using factory tasks, productivity gains and worker drawbacks.

Covered syllabus points

1.2.2.a Productivity1.2.2.b Factors affecting productivity1.2.2.c Division of labour1.2.2.d Division of labour: effects on workers and businesses

1.2.2 Productivity and division of labour question 1

[Maximum number: 2]

When a firm increased its prices, many consumers stopped buying its products.

What is meant by the term productivity?

1.2.2 Productivity and division of labour question 2

[Maximum number: 3]

Figure 3 shows a long-run average cost (LRAC) curve diagram.

Figure 3

Figure 3

In 2024, it was recommended that additional funding should be provided for the drainage of farmland in India.

Explain one way an improvement in drainage may affect the productivity of Indian farmers.

1.2.2 Productivity and division of labour question 3

[Maximum number: 1]

Which one of the following is defined as 'breaking down the production process into smaller tasks'?

A

Division of labour

B

Innovation

C

Labour intensive

D

Productivity

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