# Economics Grade 12 P2 Eastern Cape June 2024 Memo (English)

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NATIONAL
                SENIOR CERTIFICATE

                        GRADE 12

                       JUNE 2024

                 ECONOMICS P2
               MARKING GUIDELINE

MARKS:   150

               This marking guideline consists of 18 pages.

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SECTION A (COMPULSORY)

QUESTION 1

1.1     MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

        1.1.1    C  (break-even)

        1.1.2    B  (price-taker)

        1.1.3    D  (Competition Act)

        1.1.4    A  (monopoly)

        1.1.5    C  (minimum prices)

        1.1.6    B  (public sector projects)

        1.1.7    A  (profits)

        1.1.8    D  (sin tax)
                                                                                  (8 x 2)   (16)

1.2     MATCHING ITEMS

        1.2.1    E    –   Actual expenditure of businesses

        1.2.2    A    –   An institution   that   investigates   restrictive   business
                           practices

        1.2.3    F    –   A market structure in which there are many buyers and
                           sellers

        1.2.4    B    –   A group of producers who form a collective monopoly

        1.2.5    G    –   Costs paid by the consumer when goods are purchased

        1.2.6    H    –   An illegal market in which goods are bought and sold

        1.2.7    C    –   Goods that are beneficial to society

        1.2.8    D    –   Refers to the extra amount of income gained by selling one
                           more unit of production
                                                                               (8 x 1)        (8)

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1.3    GIVE ONE TERM

       1.3.1     Homogenous 

       1.3.2     Total revenue 

       1.3.3     Price leadership 

       1.3.4     Long-run 

       1.3.5     Productive inefficacy 

       1.3.6     Subsidies 
                                                                     (6 x 1)     (6)

                                                          TOTAL SECTION A:       30

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SECTION B

Answer any TWO of the three questions from this section in your ANSWER BOOK.

QUESTION 2: MICROECONOMICS

2.1    2.1.1    Name any TWO types of profit in a perfect market.
                • Normal profit 
                • Economic profit / supernormal profit  / abnormal profit 
                                                                            (2 x 1)       (2)
       2.1.2    Why do firms make an economic loss in the short-run?
                • When a business opens, it will be faced with high costs
                   associated with starting a business 
                • A business can experience a loss of market share, leading to a
                   reduction in total revenue 
                • A business may experience an increase in total cost 
                  (Accept any other correct relevant response.)          (1 x 2)          (2)

2.2    DATA RESPONSE

       2.2.1    Identify a break-even point in the graph above.
                 • A or B                                                                (1)

       2.2.2    Name ONE curve that can be used to illustrate the profit
                maximisation point of a perfectly competitive firm.
                • MR  / MC 
                • Marginal revenue curve  / marginal cost curve 
                • TR (Total revenue curve) / TC (Total cost curve)                      (2)

       2.2.3    Briefly describe the term profit maximisation.
                • Profit maximisation is the short-run or long-run process by which
                    a firm may determine the price, input and output levels that may
                    lead to the highest possible total profits.                         (2)

       2.2.4    Why is the firm above maximising profit when output produced
                is 40?
                 • The gap between TR and TC is the greatest.                           (2)

       2.2.5    How does the total revenue (TR) curve of a perfectly competitive
                firm differ from the one of an imperfectly competitive firm?
                • The TR curve of a perfectly competitive firm is positively sloped
                    (upward sloping from left to right). 
                • The one of an imperfectly competitive is hump-shaped (starting
                    by rising, reaching the peak and then declines). 
                                                                              (2 x 2)     (4)

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2.3      DATA RESPONSE

         2.3.1   Identify ONE non-price competition method that chain stores use
                 to compete from the extract.
                 • Online shopping                                                           (1)

         2.3.2   Name the market structure associated with chain stores.
                 • Monopolistic competition                                                  (1)

         2.3.3    Briefly describe the term collusion.
                  • An arrangement between businesses with the aim of limiting
                      competition between them by fixing prices. 
                 (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                                (2)

         2.3.4   Why would a monopolistic competitor not gain a larger market
                 share if they decrease their prices?
                 • Monopolistic competitors use non-price competition strategies to
                     compete; they do not compete using prices. 
                 • Many customers enjoy other benefits that their favourite store
                     offers, therefore they remain loyal (brand loyalty) to Spar even if
                     Shoprite decreases their prices.                                       (2)

         2.3.5   What negative consequences could the closing down of chain
                 store have on employees?
                 • It could result in the retrenchment of workers 
                 • It contributes to less physical interaction and this may lead to anti-
                     social behaviour and less work satisfaction 
                 • Older employees will be retrenched, and they will become
                     unemployable 
                 • Employees will earn no income and that will decrease their
                     standard of living 
                 (Accept any other correct and relevant response.)                (2 x 2)     (4)

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2.4    Briefly describe the objectives of the competition policy in South Africa.
       • To help prevent the abuse of economic power, for example by a
          monopolist 
       • To regulate the growth of market power by means of takeovers and
          mergers 
       • To prevent restrictive business practices, especially by oligopolies, such as
          fixing of selling prices, collusion in respect of tenders or price
          discrimination 
       • Contribute to the development of the five macroeconomic objectives of the
          state such as price stability and economic equity 
       • To improve efficiency of markets through legislation such as the competition
          act. 
       • To improve equity in markets by implementing redress methods e.g.,
          Employment Equity Act, BBBEE etc. 
       • To protect the consumer against unfair prices and inferior products e.g.,
          Competition Act 
       • To prevent price fixing usually practiced by oligopolistic firms. 
          (Accept any other correct and relevant response.)
          (Allocate a maximum of 4 marks for mere listing of facts.)          (Max. 8)
                                                                                (4 x 2)     (8)

2.5    How would the implementation of minimum wages impact negatively on
       the economy?
       • Minimum wages will enable citizens to afford basic needs,  leading to an
          improvement in the standard of living 
       • Affordability will improve as a result of the imposition of minimum
          wages 
       • Minimum wages can also increase productivity as workers will become more
          motivated, and work much harder 
       • Minimum wages also increase the cost of production; hence employers
          would want to have some way to recover them 
       • The increasing costs will offset the profits of businesses 
       • Some entrepreneurs may opt to hike prices, which may provoke inflation and
          make it difficult to consumers to afford 
       • Others may scale down their production which may lead to job losses 
         (Accept any other correct relevant response.)
         (Allocate a maximum of 2 marks for mere listing of facts.)          (Max. 8)
                                                                               (4 x 2)     (8)
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QUESTION 3: MICROECONOMICS

3.1    3.1.1     Name any TWO features of public goods.
                 • Non-rivalry 
                 • Non-excludability 
                 • Non-rejectability
                 • Social benefits outstrip social costs 
                 • Continuous consumption                                   (Any 2 x 1)      (2)

       3.1.2     How would the reducing of wealth and income gaps affect
                 consumers positively?
                 • Taxes on wealth will help the government to redistribute to the
                    poor 
                 • More money can be spent on education and improving people’s
                    lives to overcome poverty 
                 • Laws can also be used to reduce inequality 
                 • The standard of living of citizens will be improved 
                    (Accept any correct relevant response.)               (Any 2 x 1)        (2)

3.2    DATA RESPONSE

       3.2.1     Identify the market wage on the graph above.
                 • 2 500                                                                    (1)

       3.2.2     Name the curve in the graph that represents the employers.
                 • DD  / Demand curve                                                      (1)

       3.2.3     Briefly describe the term maximum price.
                 • It refers to a price set below the market price to accommodate
                     economically marginalised individuals who could not have been
                     able to afford the good or service. 
                     (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                           (2)

       3.2.4     Why does the government levy indirect taxes on demerit goods?
                 • They aim to reduce consumption of demerit goods as they are
                    considered harmful to society. 
                 • Taxation helps internalise the external cost (negative externalities)
                    making consumers pay for the full social cost of their consumption
                    choice. 
                 • Indirect taxes generate substantial government revenue, which
                    can be used to fund public services. 
                   (Accept any other relevant correct response.)                (2 x 1)      (2)

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       3.2.5    Why is competition in the market good for the economy?
                Competition is good for the economy because:
                •   it pushes prices down and enables consumers to afford goods
                    and services 
                •   when firms compete consumers will benefit from the variety of
                    products available in the market 
                •   companies will operate efficiently because they need to stay
                    competitive 
                •   competition enables economic growth and promotes global
                    competitiveness 
                    (Accept any other correct relevant response.) (Max. 4) (2 x 2)         (4)

3.3    DATA RESPONSE

       3.3.1    Identify the number of houses the market will provide if all
                resources were spent on houses.
                •    12 000                                                               (1)

       3.3.2    How many schools should the government provide to reach the
                socially optimum allocation?
                •    13 000                                                               (1)

       3.3.3    Briefly describe the term market failure.
                •     Market failure occurs when the forces of demand and supply fail
                      to allocate resources efficiently. 
                      (Accept any other correct relevant description.)                     (2)

       3.3.4    Why are markets reluctant to provide public goods such as
                roads?
                •    It requires a huge capital outlay which is challenging for the
                     private sector. 
                •    It is difficult to charge higher prices and therefore profits are
                     compromised. 
                •    The nature of the goods is non-rival (consumption by one does
                     not reduce the amount available for somebody else). 
                •    Some of the goods are non-excludable (difficult to prevent people
                     from using the good). 
                •    The cost to produce it is too high, and the profit margin is too
                     low. 
                     (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                         (2)

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         3.3.5   How can the government encourage positive externalities?
                 • The government can provide subsidies who create products or
                    services with positive externalities. 
                 • For example, subsidising the production of clean energy
                    technologies to encourage the adoption of environmentally
                    friendly practices, leading to reduced pollution and improved
                    public health. 
                 • Subsidies to consumers can make goods or services with positive
                    externalities more affordable. 
                 • The government can provide goods and services that generate
                    positive externalities when private markets underproduce
                    them. 
                 • Provide tax breaks or credits to individuals or businesses
                    engaged in activities that generate positive externalities. 
                    (Accept any other relevant correct answer.)                  (2 x 2)        (4)

3.4      Briefly discuss non-price competition and                  market     entry    as
         characteristics of monopolistic competition.

         Non-price competition
         • Advertising can be used to attract customers. 
         • Products differentiation makes goods different from those of
            competitors. 
         • Extended shopping hours make shopping convenient for customers. 

         Market entry
         • Entry is free and easy,  because there are no barriers like licences,
            permits or patents that restrict entry. 
         • It is also easy for businesses that want to leave the market to do so. 
            (Accept any other correct relevant response.)
            (A maximum of 4 marks will be given for mere listing.)             (4 x 2)          (8)
3.5      Why are negative externalities considered a consequence of market
         failure?
         • Negative externalities are considered as a consequence of market failure
              because they represent a situation in which the market does not allocate
              resources efficiently. 
         • This creates a situation of market failure where the market is not
              achieving optimal outcome from the perspective of society as a
              whole. 
         • Markets are often imperfect and there may be a divergence between
              private and social costs. 
         • The market price does not reflect the full cost of production, and some
              costs are covered by third parties who are not involved in the
              transaction. 
         • The market price does not reflect the full cost of production; the market
              will tend to produce too much of the good or service that generates the
              negative externality, leading to an inefficient allocation of resource. 
              (Accept any other relevant correct response.)
              (Allocate a maximum of 2 marks for a mere listing of facts/examples.)
                                                                                    (4 x 2)    (8)
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QUESTION 4: MICROECONOMICS

4.1     4.1.1     Name any TWO examples of explicit cost.
                  • Wages 
                  • Interest 
                  • Leasing of land 
                  • Expenditure on raw materials 
                 (Accept any other relevant correct response.)               (Any 2 x 1)      (2)

        4.1.2    Why is the private sector reluctant to provide community goods?
                 • Producers cannot withhold the goods for non-payment and are
                    much more driven by the economic motive in the endeavour. 
                 (Accept any other correct relevant response.)             (2 x 1)            (2)

4.2     DATA RESPONSE

        4.2.1    Identify the market price from the graph above.
                  • P                                                                        (1)

        4.2.2    Which part of the demand curve is elastic on the graph above?
                 • BC  / Bottom segment  / Lower segment                                   (1)

        4.2.3    Briefly describe the term oligopoly.
                 • It is a market structure dominated by few sellers selling a
                    differentiated or homogeneous product.                                  (2)

        4.2.4    Why is the demand curve of an oligopoly kinked?
                 • Oligopolies behave differently when the prices increase or
                    decrease. 
                 • The demand curve of an oligopolist is kinked, because it has two
                    elasticities, the upper part is relatively inelastic while the bottom
                    part is relatively elastic. 
                 (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                                (2)

        4.2.5    How can the government correct allocative distortions caused
                 by oligopolies?
                 • They can invite competition from abroad to restrain harmful
                    practices of local oligopolies 
                 • The government strengthen the implementation of the Competition
                    Act 89 of 1998 to promote competition and erase exploitation and
                    allocative distortions caused by oligopolies. 
                 • The government has established the Competition Commission,
                    Competition Tribunal and Competition Appeal Court to enhance
                    the level of competition in the economy. 
                 (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                (2 x 2)         (4)

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4.3      DATA RESPONSE

         4.3.1   Identify an institution that is responsible for investigating anti-
                 competitive behaviour in the extract above.
                 • The Competition Commission                                                 (1)

         4.3.2   Which institution rules on the cases submitted by businesses
                 that are not satisfied with the rulings made by the Competition
                 Tribunal?
                 • The Competition Appeal Court / CAC                                         (1)

         4.3.3   Briefly describe the term implicit costs.
                 • The value of skills owned by the entrepreneur and used in the
                    production process. 
                 (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                                 (2)

         4.3.4   Explain the way in which dominant businesses can abuse their
                 market powers.
                 Business can abuse their market power by:
                 • excessive pricing of goods or service, denying competition access
                    to an essential facility, price discrimination (unjustifiably charging
                    customers different prices for the same goods or services). 
                 • refusal to supply scarce resources to a competitor. 
                 • inducing suppliers or customers not to deal with a competitor. 
                 • charging prices that are below cost so as to exclude rivals.
                 • bundling of goods or services and buying up a scarce input
                    required by a competitor. 
                 (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                                 (2)

         4.3.5   How can small, medium and micro enterprises (SMME)
                 contribute to the goals of the competition policy?
                 • They provide more competition which will prevent monopolies from
                    abusing their power/prevent some firms from using restrictive
                    practices like price fixing. 
                 • SMME`s are an indication that all South African businesses, small
                    and big are provided with equal opportunities to participate in the
                    economy. 
                 • The labour-absorptive capacity of small businesses sector is
                    higher than that of other sizes. 
                 • The average capital cost of the job created in the SMME sector is
                    lower than in the big businesses sector. 
                 • They provide opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs, especially
                    those who are unemployed, under employed or retrenched. 
                 • Workers at the smaller end of the scale often require limited or no
                    skills or training, they learn on the job. 
                 (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                  (2 x 2)        (4)

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4.4     Briefly discuss overt collusion and tacit collusion.
        Overt collusion
        • It is an organisation of oligopolistic business that comes into existence in
            an industry with the specific aim of forming a collective monopoly. 
        • It is when oligopolies collude openly and formally. 
        • Cartels control the production of goods and this influences the prices of
            products  e.g., OPEC (oil).                                    (Max. 4)
        Tacit collusion
        • The behaviour by firms is motivated by an arrangement that is not
            formal. 
        • Price signals are frequently the key element to tacit collusion. 
        • One business increases its price in the hope that the rivals will increase
            their prices – a firm like this is known as a price leader. 
        • When the other businesses follow with the increase, they are known as
            price followers. 
        • Price leaders are usually the strongest and most dominant business
            whose production cost is the lowest, e.g. steel industry, transport
            industry. 
            (Accept any other correct relevant response.)
            (A maximum of 4 marks must be allocated for mere listing of facts.)
                                                                              (Max. 4)     (8)

4.5     Examine the conditions under which perfect competition successfully
        operates.
        • The costs of production are lower due to allocative efficiency. 
        • There are no barriers to entry in the market, aspiring businesses can
           easily enter the market. 
        • Perfect market increases competition which lowers the prices for the
           consumer. 
        • Perfect competitor produces large quantities and sell at lower prices
           which benefits the consumer. 
        • Products are already known in the market therefore producers save on
           advertising. 
        • Consumers are not exploited since competitors are price-takers and sell
           at a market price. 
        • The costs of production are lower as the firms produce at the lowest point
           of the average cost curve. 
          (Accept any other correct relevant response.)
          (A maximum of 2 marks may be allocated for mere listing of facts.)
                                                                             (4 x 2)      (8)
                                                                                         [40]

                                                                TOTAL SECTION B:           80

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SECTION C

Answer ONE of the two questions from this section in the ANSWER BOOK.

QUESTION 5: MICROECONOMICS

•   With the aid of a graph discuss in detail the various equilibrium positions
    under perfect market conditions.                                   (26 marks)
•   Why are South African state monopolies unable to achieve economic
    profit?                                                            (10 marks)

INTRODUCTION

•    A perfect market is a market structure that consists of many sellers of
     homogenous products. / A market is an institution or mechanism that brings
     together buyers and sellers of goods and services. / A market structure is how
     markets are organised. 
(Accept any other correct relevant response.)                                             (2)

BODY: MAIN PART

•   The minimum point of the short-term average cost curve is lower than the market
    price. 
•   The business is in equilibrium (maximising profits) at point e where MR = MC. 
•   Total revenue is equal to OQ1 x OP1 (50 x 10) and total cost is equal to
    OQ1 x OC (40 x 10). 
•   The economic profit is represented by area CP1EB (R100). 

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 At point e where MC = MR the business will produce Q1 and at market price P1 
 • The lowest point of AC is tangent to the AR/MR 
 • This implies that AC=AR and local total cost (50 x 10) = total revenue (50 x 10) 
 • Normal profit is the minimum earnings required to prevent the entrepreneur from
    leaving the market. 

 • The minimum point of the short-term average cost curve (AC) is above the market
   price. 
 • The business is in equilibrium (minimising loss) at point e where MR=MC and the
   business will produce at quantity Q1 and market price P1. 
 • Total revenue is equal to OQ1 x OP1 (10 x 40) and total cost is equal to
   OC x OQ1. 
 • The loss is represented by the area P1CBE (100).                       (Max. 26)     (26)

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ADDITIONAL PART

Why are the South African state monopolies unable to achieve economic
profit?

•   Monopoly firms in South Africa supply goods and services to the whole country
    and find it difficult to set very high prices to achieve profits. 
•   They are subjected to regulations which determine the selling price of their
    product to be affordable to the poor. 
•   They experience high maintenance costs due to the destruction of their
    infrastructure which compromises their profits. 
•   Revenue seems to be less than costs due to corruption and theft and non-
    payment by large number of users. 
•   Monopolies cannot manipulate their quantities to increase the price but fail to
    provide adequate quantities. 
•   Most of monopolies are parastatals which lack accountability and poor
    management. 
    (Allocate a maximum of 2 marks for mere listing of facts.)            (5 x 2)            (10)

CONCLUSION

It is important to note that the industry demand curve in perfect markets, like all other
market structures, slopes downwards from left to right. 
(Accept any other correct relevant and higher order response.)                                (2)
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QUESTION 6: MICROECONOMICS

• Discuss in detail, that lead to the misallocation of resources in the market
  under the following headings:
  o Missing markets                                                 (10 marks)
  o Lack of information                                               (8 marks)
  o Immobility of factors of production                               (8 marks)
• How effective is the government`s intervention strategy on the
  redistribution of wealth in South Africa?                         (10 marks)

INTRODUCTION

Market failure is when the forces of demand and supply fail to allocate resources
efficiently. 
(Accept any other correct relevant introduction.)                                       (2)

BODY: MAIN PART

Missing markets
• Markets are incomplete because they cannot meet the demand for certain
   goods. 
• Public goods (community and collective goods) are in high demand but are not
   supplied by the market because of the low profit gained from them and the cost
   of capital needed to supply. 
• Since private producers cannot withhold these goods for non-payment, they are
   reluctant to provide these goods. 
• The government thus provides these goods and services. 

Public goods 
• This includes community and collective goods and has two features:
• Non-rivalry: Consumption by one person does not reduce consumption by
   another individual  for example, a lighthouse. 
• Non-excludability: Consumption cannot be confined to those who pay for it (free-
   riders can use them)  e.g., radio and television 
• Social benefits outstrip private benefits for example health care and
   education. 
• Non-rejectability: Individuals are not able to abstain from consumption , e.g.
   streetlighting. 
• Continuous consumption for example, traffic lights. 

Community goods 
• These are goods such as defence, police services, prison services, street
   lighting, flood control, storm water drainage and lighthouses. 

Collective goods 
• These are goods such as parks, beach facilities and streets. 
• Markets are incomplete and cannot meet the demand for these goods. 
• The government provides public goods which consist of lighthouses, parks,
    roads, bridges etc. 

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 Merit goods 
 • These are highly desirable for general welfare, but not highly rated by the market
     e.g., health care, education and safety. 
 • If people had to pay the market price for them, very little would be
     consumed. 
 • The market will fail because the market produces less than the desired
     quantity. 

 Demerit goods
 • These are over-consumed goods for example, cigarettes and alcohol thus more
    goods are produced than is socially desirable. 
 • The government bans or reduces consumption of these products through
    taxation and provides information to the population on their harmful effects. 
                                                                           (Max. 10)    (10)

 Lack of information
 • Consumers, workers and entrepreneurs do not have necessary information to
    make rational decisions. 
 • This results in resources not being allocated efficiently. 
 • For consumers to maximise their benefits, they need detailed information about
    goods and services. 
 • Although technology offers this to the consumer, they obviously do have perfect
    information. 
 • Workers are often unaware of job opportunities. 
 • Entrepreneurs lack information on costs, availability and productivity of factors
    of production, which impacts their effectiveness.            (Max. 8 marks)         (8)

 Immobility of factors of production
  • Labour takes time to move from one area to another and it takes time to change
    as the training of labour is costly. 
  • The supply of skilled labour cannot be increased because of the time it takes to
    be trained or educated. 
  • Physical capital such as factory buildings or infrastructure such as telephone
    lines cannot be reallocated easily. 
  • Structural changes such as a change from producing plastic packets to paper
    packets or shifting from labour-intensive production to computer-based
    production requires a change in labourers’ skills, employment and work
    patterns. 
    (Maximum of 8 marks for mere listing of facts/examples.)        (Max. 8 marks)       (8)
                                                                          (Max. 26)     (26)

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18                                   ECONOMICS P2                               (EC/JUNE 2024)

ADDITIONAL PART

How effective is the government`s intervention strategy on the redistribution
of wealth in South Africa?
The government was effective in redistributing wealth
• South Africa has one of the most unequal wealth distributions in the world. 
• The government used transfers, social spending and BBBEE to reduce
   Inequalities created by apartheid. 
• The government has made limited use of wealth taxation / a wealth tax could
   reduce wealth inequality while also providing additional revenue. 
• Government failed to promote significant inclusive economic growth. 
• Government successfully used the education policy to create opportunities for the
   disadvantaged to obtain qualifications and earn higher incomes. 
• Despite some positive measures overall, government was ineffective in reducing
   the wealth gap as it continues to widen. 
(Accept any other correct relevant high order response.)
(A maximum of 4 marks will be allocated for mere listing/facts.)         (Max. 10)       (10)

CONCLUSION

The government should intervene to help these markets function better and promote
a more equitable distribution of wealth and income to improve the standard of living
in the country. 
(Accept any other correct relevant high-order conclusion.)                (Max. 2)        (2)
                                                                                         [40]

                                                              TOTAL SECTION C:            40
                                                                 GRAND TOTAL:            150

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