# Economics Grade 12 P2 Eastern Cape June 2022 Memo (English)

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- Year: 2022
- Exam period: Eastern Cape June
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                     NATIONAL
                SENIOR CERTIFICATE

                         GRADE 12

                        JUNE 2022

                 ECONOMICS P2
               MARKING GUIDELINE

MARKS:   150

               This marking guideline consists of 17 pages.

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2                                     ECONOMICS P2                                (EC/JUNE 2022)

 SECTION A (COMPULSORY)

 QUESTION 1

 1.1    MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

        1.1.1    A – perfect 
        1.1.2    C – average 
        1.1.3    D – perfect market 
        1.1.4    C – produce less and ask a higher price 
        1.1.5    A – leadership 
        1.1.6    B – sunk 
        1.1.7    D – price 
        1.1.8    B – electricity                                             (8 x 2)      (16)

 1.2    MATCHING ITEMS

        1.2.1    E    –   Group of producers that operate similarly to a collective
                          monopoly 

        1.2.2    A    –   Remain constant irrespective of the level of production 

        1.2.3    F    –   Encourages people to buy new products from the same
                          range 

        1.2.4    H    –   Reduction in economic welfare caused by a reduction in
                          consumer and producer surplus 

        1.2.5    B    –   Interest rate at which the net present value of a project is
                          zero 

        1.2.6    G    –   Buyers are charged differently for the same product 

        1.2.7    C    –   Smallest individual and independent producing unit 

        1.2.8    D    –   Additional benefits that a consumer gets from consuming
                          one more unit of good or service.               (8 x 1)          (8)

 1.3    ONE WORD TERM

        1.3.1    Long run 
        1.3.2    Producer subsidy 
        1.3.3    Production possibilities curve 
        1.3.4    Profit 
        1.3.5    Microeconomics 
        1.3.6    Demand                                                       (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 the ANSWER BOOK.

QUESTION 2: MICROECONOMICS

2.1      2.1.1       List any TWO examples of industries that are operating under
                     conditions of perfect competition.

                     • Stock / security exchange 
                     • Agricultural industries 
                     (Accept any other correct relevant example.)                    (2 x 1)     (2)

         2.1.2       Why does the government sometimes set maximum prices for
                     certain products?

                     Governments often set maximum prices with the intention to protect
                     consumers against exploitation.                                           (2)

2.2      DATA RESPONSE

         2.2.1       Identify the quantity at which total revenue is maximised.

                     Quantity 4                                                                 (1)

         2.2.2       Which revenue curve represents a demand curve in an
                     imperfect competitive firm?

                     AR / Average revenue                                                       (1)

         2.2.3       Briefly describe the concept marginal revenue.

                     The extra revenue the seller earns when it produces and sells one
                     more unit of product. 
                     (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                               (2)

         2.2.4       Briefly explain the significance of economies of scale.

                     •  When more units of a good or service can be produced on a
                        larger scale, yet with few inputs costs economies of scale are
                        said to be achieved. 
                     • As a company grows and production units increase a company
                        will have a better chance to decrease costs. 
                     • If a firm is already enjoying economies of scale, it becomes
                        difficult for another firm with higher operating costs to compete
                        with it. 
                     (Accept any other correct relevant response.)               (Any 1 x 2)     (2)

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        2.2.5        Why is the marginal revenue curve below the average revenue
                     curve?

                     To increase the quantity sold, the firm must lower the price,
                     therefore for each extra unit sold revenue earned decreases. 
                     It is because of the inverse relationship between price and quantity
                     demanded. 
                     (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                 (2 x 2)     (4)

2.3     DATA RESPONSE

        2.3.1        What is the number of sellers in a perfectly competitive market?

                     Large number                                                             (1)

        2.3.2        What is a market structure that is dominated by two firms?

                     Duopoly                                                                  (1)

        2.3.3        Briefly describe the concept production.

                     • Production is the creation of goods and services. 
                     • Transformation of raw material to finished goods. 
                     (Accept any other correct relevant response.)         (Any 1 x 2)         (2)

        2.3.4        How can non-price competition act as a barrier to entry in an
                     oligopoly?

                     •   Non-price competition increases the cost of production and
                         therefore makes it more expensive for new firms to enter the
                         industry. 
                     (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                             (2)

        2.3.5        Why do societies allow oligopoly firms to use their market
                     power to make economic profit?

                     •  Oligopoly firms use some of their economic profits to develop
                        new products 
                     • Consumers like the choice that results from product
                        proliferation and differentiation 
                     • As a result, they would rather pay higher prices than consume
                        identical products 
                     (Accept any other correct relevant response.)           (Any 2 x 2)       (4)

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 2.4 With the aid of a graph, explain the economic loss of a firm in a perfectly
     competitive market.

                     Price, cost, revenue
                                                           MC           AC

                        

                        C                          f
                               loss 
                         P                                            MR/AR/D   
                                                   e

                                               Q                          Quantity

       Mark allocation
       Revenue curves correctly positioned and labelled     =1
       Cost curves correctly positioned and labelled        =1
       Economic loss area correctly positioned and labelled = 1
       Axis correctly positioned and labelled               =1
       Maximum                                              =4

       •   Loss is minimised at point ‘e’ where MC=MR, 
       •   The loss minimising output is Q, while price is P and average cost is C 
       •   Average cost is above/greater than average revenue and the firm makes
           a loss, at area CPef                                              (Max. 4)                  (8)

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 2.5 Evaluate the economic benefits and drawbacks of an increase in the
     national minimum wage.

       Benefits
       • Higher wages increase incomes and are likely to cause higher consumer
          spending. 
       • An increase will enable people who are the minimum wage earners an
          opportunity to improve their standard of living /keep up with price
          inflation. 
       • Increased wages and spending increases demand and create more jobs.
       • Lower unemployment and higher wages increase tax revenues. 
       • When workers earn higher wages, they rely less on governmental safety net
          programs                                                          (Max. 4)

       Drawbacks
       • An increase in the minimum wage will increase the wage bill/firms
           costs/production costs, as they will have to pay their employees more. 
       • Firms will therefore increase their selling price to ensure profitability/
           survival. 
       • Increasing the minimum wage can however lead to unemployment and this
           could increase poverty levels. 
       • In labour-intensive industries, e.g. agriculture/mining where labour is a
           significant cost factor, an increase in national minimum wage will definitely
           increase their costs and reduce profitability/competitiveness 
                                                                                   (Max. 4)
       (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                                 (4 + 4)    (8)
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 QUESTION 3: MICROECONOMICS

 3.1     3.1.1 Name the TWO segments of the kinked demand curve.

                 •    elastic 
                 •    inelastic                                                  (2 x 1)     (2)

         3.1.2 Why is collusion not relevant in a perfect market?

                 There are many small businesses who act independently. 
                 (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                                (2)

 3.2     DATA RESPONSE

         3.2.1   What is the formula for cost benefit ratio?

                 Total benefit ÷ total cost                                                  (1)

         3.2.2   According to the information given above, which project should
                 be chosen?

                 Project 2                                                                   (1)

         3.2.3   Briefly describe the concept cost-benefit analysis.

                 •   Cost-benefit analysis is a technique for enumerating and
                     evaluating the total social cost and total social benefits
                     associated with an economic project. 
                 • An analysis done by the government which weighs the costs and
                     benefits of a project to determine whether it should be carried
                     out. 
                 (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                (Any 1 x 2)     (2)

         3.2.4   For what purpose does the government set maximum price?

                 •   The government set a maximum price below the market price to
                     make goods more affordable. 
                 • To allow the poor greater access to certain goods and
                     services. 
                  (Accept any other correct relevant response.)          (Any 1 x 2)          (2)

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       3.2.5     Why does the government sometimes carry on with the project
                 even if the private costs are more than the private benefits?

                 •   A service is vital to the existence of the community. 
                 •   When a need for infrastructure is necessary but might not have
                     any benefits in terms of profit, e.g., the building of a community
                     centre or a bridge 
                 • Funding of these projects are mainly financed through tax
                     revenue and does not impoverish any individual as such. 
                 • This infrastructure adds to the welfare of the community at large
                     and is non-excludable to anyone using it. 
                 (Accept any other correct relevant response)                 (Any 2 x 2)             (4)

3.3    DATA RESPONSE

       3.3.1     Which market structure is represented by the graph above?

                 Perfect market                                                                      (1)

       3.3.2     Provide the correct label, (in full), for 3.3.2 in the above-
                 mentioned graph.

                 Equilibrium point                                                                   (1)

       3.3.3     Briefly describe the term industry.

                 Industry is a group of enterprises producing the same kind of
                 products.                                                                          (2)

       3.3.4     Explain the implication of a price-taker.

                 •   A price-taker does not determine its own price but takes the price
                     determined by the market and can only change the price if the
                     market changes it. 
                 (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                                        (2)

       3.3.5     Using the graph above, derive a demand curve of an individual
                 producer.

                                 INDUSTRY                        INDIVUDUAL PRODUCER 

                                                       Price
                     Price       D              S

                                                      
                         5
                                                           5                    DD 

                                 S          D

                             0        15            Quantity 0       15            Quantity
                                                                                                      (4)
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 3.4 Distinguish, without using graphs, between productive and allocative
     inefficiency.

       Productive inefficiency
       • The business does not produce at the lowest possible cost. ✓✓
       • Resources are not used appropriately to produce the maximum
          number of goods. ✓✓
       • There is room to reduce cost without producing fewer goods or without
          producing lower quality goods. ✓✓                               (Max. 4)

       Allocative inefficiency
       • When resources are not allocated in the right proportions and the
            product mix does not meet the consumers' tastes. ✓✓
       • Some goods might be oversupplied, while other goods might be
            under-supplied. ✓✓                                             (Max. 4)
       (Allocate a maximum of 4 marks for mere listing of facts/examples.)
       (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                                            (8)

 3.5 Examine the consequences of an increase in the demand for a firm’s
     products in a perfect competitive market.

        -  An increase in demand for the product will lead to a shortage of the
           product ✓which will cause the price to increase ✓
        - Firms will increase their production in the short term by employing more
           labour while making economic profit ✓✓
        - Other firms are then attracted to enter the market in the longer term. ✓✓
        - Because there are no barriers to entry into the market; they can produce at
           the same average cost ✓✓
        - This will then cause an increase in supply ✓✓
        - The price starts to drop and continue to do so until firms are only making a
           normal profit. ✓✓
       (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                         (Any 4 x 2)    (8)
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 QUESTION 4: MICROECONOMICS

 4.1 4.1.1      Name TWO market structures that sell homogenous products.

                • Perfect competition 
                • Oligopoly                                                     (2 x 1)     (2)

       4.1.2    What would happen if firms in an oligopolistic market compete
                in prices?

                • It can lead to a price war which will lower profits which might lead
                  to certain firms leaving the market in the long run. 
                (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                  (1 x 2)       (2)

 4.2 DATA RESPONSE

       4.2.1    Give ONE example of an explicit cost.

                • Wages 
                • Rent 
                • Material 
                (Accept any other correct relevant response.)              (Any 1 x 1)       (1)

       4.2.2    Provide a correct economic term for zero profit.

                Normal profit                                                               (1)

       4.2.3    Briefly describe the concept implicit costs.

                • The opportunity cost to the owners of the firm for using the
                  factors of production they own to produce output. 
                • Implicit costs are those opportunity costs that are not reflected in
                  monetary payments. 
                • It includes the costs of self-owned or self-employed resources, for
                  an economist the use of these resources is not free. 
                (Accept any other correct relevant response.)              (Any 1 x 2)       (2)

       4.2.4    How is total revenue determined?

                Total revenue is the full amount of total sales of goods and
                services.  It is calculated by multiplying the total amount of
                goods and services sold by the price of the goods and services.            (2)

       4.2.5    Use the information above to calculate economic profit. Show
                ALL calculations.

                Economic profit = total revenue – (explicit + implicit cost) 
                                = 1 000 – (100 + 75) 
                                = 825                                                      (4)

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 4.3     DATA RESPONSE

         4.3.1   Identify from the extract ONE objective of the Competition policy.

                 To regulate the formation of mergers and acquisition                        (1)

         4.3.2   Give ONE authority/institution of the Competition policy not
                 mentioned in the extract.

                 Competition Appeal Court                                                    (1)

         4.3.3   Briefly describe the concept competition as used in economics.

                 • Competition is rivalry among sellers where each seller tries to
                    increase sales, profits and market share by varying the marketing
                    mix of price, product, distribution and promotion. 
                 (Accept any correct relevant response.)                                      (2)

         4.3.4   How does the competition policy save businesses in South
                 Africa?

                 • By preventing the formation of large businesses that have too
                   much market power 
                 • By making it easier for new competing businesses to start up 
                 • Saving potential as well as existing businesses 
                 (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                                (2)

         4.3.5   Why is the petrol market in South Africa regarded as an example
                 of an oligopoly?

                 • There are only a few firms in the South African petrol market and
                   the market/market share is dominated by only a few. 
                 • There are significant barriers to starting fuel station/petrol
                   company, e.g., substantial amounts of capital 
                 • While there is a lot of information available for the different petrol
                   companies, it remains incomplete. 
                 • Petrol, as a product, may be regarded as homogeneous. 
                 • The quality of service, different types of fuel and different add-ons
                   e.g., loyalty schemes, supermarkets, access to ATMs makes it
                   more likely to be heterogeneous 
                 (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                  (Any 2 x 2)   (4)

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 4.4    Use the graph below to explain how the supply curve of a firm in a perfect
        competitive market is derived.

         •  At P0 the business will not be covering its variable costs, then it will be
            better for it to close down 
        • As the market price increases to P1 the horizontal demand curve of the
            business shifts upwards, at e1 the price P1 is equal to the AVC 
        • At this point the firm can cover its variable costs 
        • Given the slope of the MC curve , each higher demand curve intersect the
            MC curve at a point that lies to the right of the previous point of intersection,
            e1 , e2 and e3 
        • Points e1 , e2 and e3 plot the firm’s supply curve at different prices 
        • In the perfect market, the supply curve is represented by the part of the MC
            curve that is above the AC curve. 
        (Accept any other correct relevant explanation.)                                          (8)

 4.5    How does collusion negatively impact the economy?

        Collusion will impact the economy negatively by:
        • reducing competitiveness in the long run by decreasing the GDP and
            employment 
        • allowing price fixing, market sharing and output control by cartels and price
            leadership 
        • creating scarcity in order to increase prices while also protecting inefficient
            suppliers 
        • forcing community, consumers, businesses and even governments to pay
            higher prices for goods and services 
        • distorting economic markets and slowing down innovation because there
            is little incentive to spend money on research and development 
        (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                                             (8)
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 SECTION C

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

 QUESTION 5: MICROECONOMICS

 •    Compare and contrast in detail, without graphs, monopolistic competition,
      and monopoly market structures.                                (26 marks)
 •    Why would government support or licence monopolies?            (10 marks)

 INTRODUCTION

 Any market that does not have all characteristics of perfect markets is called an
 imperfect market. This is also the case with monopolies and monopolistic markets 
 (Accept any other relevant low order introduction.)                                         (2)

 MAIN PART

CHARACTERISTICS              MONOPOLY                         MONOPOLISTIC
 Number of firms in A single supplier or firm         A large number of firms or
 an industry       e.g. Eskom.  There is no          suppliers e.g. KFC, Nandos
                    competition, one business in       and Tagos.  There is an
                    the market controls the            element of competition 
                    supply of the goods and
                    services. 
 Nature of the      A unique product is                Differentiated products 
 product           produced.  There are no           Products are similar but not
                    close substitutes  The           identical. They are similar
                    product cannot be easily           in that they satisfy the same
                    replaced  Consumers              need of the consumer. 
                    have no choice in price and        There may be differences in
                    quality of the product           packaging but the product is
                                                       the same. 
 Freedom to enter       There are barriers to          Easy entry into the market. 
 and exit the           entry  Entry into the market  There is complete freedom of
 market                is completely blocked        entry and exit into the
                        The barriers are caused by     market 
                        patents and other forms of
                        intellectual property rights 
 Slope of the           Downward sloping demand Downward sloping demand
 demand curve          curve for the firm  and the    curve for the industry,  and
                        same curve for the              elastic 
                        industry  it is also
                        inelastic. 

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 Control over price        The firm is a price-maker         Firms have little control
                            The monopolist is able to          over the price Each
                            influence the market               business sells at its own
                            through changing the               price  since a single price
                            quantities it supplies to the      cannot be determined for the
                            market                           differentiated product 
 Relative market            Total market belongs to one        Relatively small share of the
 share                     firm                             total market 
 Information               There is perfect knowledge,        Information is incomplete 
                            information is complete 
                                                 (Max. 13)                             (Max. 13)

 (Allocate a maximum of 8 marks for mere listing and examples)
 (Candidates may not use a table in presenting their responses)
 (Accept any other correct relevant response)                                                        (26)

 ADDITIONAL PART

 Why would government support or license monopolies?

 •   To protect the intellectual skill and right of the producer. 
 •   Some products are very dangerous for many companies producing or providing
     the service, there needs to be a level of accountability. 
 • To motivate the producer to continue with the skill, grow the company and
     employ more people 
 • From the economic profits made, government to get more revenue in terms
     tax. 
 • To be able to monitor the company especially if it provides an essential service
     like electricity, i.e., price, provision of electricity to all, e.g., in rural areas and the
     consistency in doing that. 
 (Accept any other relevant and correct higher order explanations.)                      (Max. 10)
 (A maximum of 2 marks will be allocated for a mere listing of facts.)                               (10)

 CONCLUSION

 Both market structures tend to be inefficient because imperfect markets fail to
 allocate resources efficiently. 
 (Accept any other relevant higher order conclusion.)                          (Max. 2)               (2)
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 QUESTION 6: MICROECONOMICS

 •    Discuss in detail, without graphs, causes of market failure.          (26 marks)
 •    Evaluate the use of indirect taxation to solve market failure.        (10 marks)

 INTRODUCTION
 Market failure occurs when market forces of demand and supply do not ensure the
 correct quantity of goods and services are produced to meet demand at the right
 price. 
 (Accept any other relevant low-order introduction.)                                             (2)

 Externalities 
 • These are known as spill-over effects to third party which is not directly involved
   in the production process. 
 • As externalities in production and consumption often exist and output is usually
   based on private costs and benefits, this is a significant cause of market failure.

 Negative externalities 
 • Negative externalities are costs to third parties that are not included in the market
   price e.g. pollution. 
 • The costs of negative externalities such as ill health are not paid by the
   producers. 
 • Harmful, these goods are often over produced in the economy which is not
   socially desirable. 
 Positive Externalities 
 • A positive externality occurs when there is a benefit to a third party from the
   action or decision of another party. e.g., education 
 • These goods are often under-produced by the market and government steps in to
   provide for the short-fall. 

 Public goods/Missing markets 
 • Can only form under certain conditions and when these conditions are absent
   markets struggle to exist. 
 • Public goods are not provided for by market mechanism because producers cannot
   withhold the goods for non-payment and since there is often no way of measuring
   how much a person consumes, there is no basis to establish a market price. 
 • Markets measuring how much a person consumes, there is no basis for
   establishing a market price for lightning, flood control, storm water drainage and
   lighthouses. 
 • Collective goods: these are goods and services such as parks, beaches and
   beach facilities, streets, pavements, roads, bridges, public transport, sewerages
   systems, waste removals, water reticulation and refuse removals. 
 • Community goods: these are goods such as defence, police services, prison
   services, streetlights: these are goods and services such as parks, beaches and
   beach facilities, streets, pavements, roads, bridges, public transport, sewerages
   systems, waste removals, water reticulation and refuse removals. 

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Merit goods and demerit goods: 
● Merit goods: Some goods are highly desirable for the general welfare of the
    people of the country and are often not highly rated by the market. 
● If people have to pay market prices for them, relatively little would be
    consumed. 
● Demerit goods: Items such as cigarettes, alcohol and non-prescriptive drugs are
    examples of demerit goods. 
● In a free market economy, these goods are over-consumed. 
● Government can ban their consumption or reduce it by means of taxation such
    as excise duties and by providing information about their harmful side
    effects. 

Imperfect competition 
● In market economies, competition is often impaired by power. 
● Power often lies to a greater extent with producers than with consumers. 
● Most businesses operate under conditions of imperfect competition that allow
   producers to restrict output, increase prices and produce where price exceeds
   marginal cost. 

Lack of information 
● Consumers, workers and entrepreneurs do not always have the necessary
    information at their disposal to make rational decisions. 
● Consumers: Although advances in technology increase the amount of
    information to which people have access, they obviously do not have perfect
    information. 
● Workers: They may be unaware of job opportunities outside their current
    employment. 
● Entrepreneurs: They may lack information about the costs, availability and
    productivity of some factors of production, and may be operating on the basis
    of incorrect information. 

Immobility of the factors of production 

 ●    Most markets do not adjust rapidly to changes in supply and demand. 
 ●    Labour: may take time to move into new occupations and geographically to
      meet the changes in consumer demand. 
 ●    Physical capital: Factory buildings and infrastructure such as telephone lines,
      bridges, rail links and airports are not moveable at will. 
 ●    This capital last for many years but cannot be moved to fit change in
      demand. 
 ●    Technological applications change production methods: Technology used
      in the production may change such as the use of robots rather than labour in
      mines. 
 ●    It takes time for most industries to adapt – with greater technological
      changes 
 ●    Workers need to be flexible, upskilled and be able to change employment, as
      well as work patterns. 

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 Imperfect distribution of income and wealth: 
  ● The most important shortcoming of market systems is that it is neutral in the issue
     of income distribution. 
  ● If the initial distribution is unequal, the final distribution will be too. 
  ● For this reason, it is often argued that the market fails. 
 (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                                     (Max. 26)   (26)

 ADDITIONAL PART

 Indirect taxation is the imposition of a tax on goods and services rather than on
 income or profits (i.e., direct taxation). 
 Indirect taxes are associated with market failure to ‘internalise the externalities’ of
 consumption or production. 

Positive
• They are used to raise revenue for government to provide public and merit goods
   and to redistribute income. 
• Governments use indirect taxes to reduce sales of goods that are harmful and
   have consumption externalities such as tobacco and alcohol, that is demerit
   goods. 
• Revenue raised can be used to redistribute income through the welfare state, or
   provide infrastructure 
Negative
• Indirect taxes can also lead to unintended consequences that produce more
   inefficient outcomes, for example, a tax on cigarettes may see consumers switch
   to smoking illegal and more harmful substitute
• Consumers may also try to avoid a tax, which results in a rise in black markets
   that require extra policing (e.g., cigarette smuggling).
(Accept any other correct relevant response)                                                   (10)

 CONCLUSION

 The government is trying to safeguard the interests of the community and improve
 the efficiency in markets but there is still more to be done 
 (Accept any relevant high order conclusion.)                                                   (2)
                                                                                               [40]

                                                                     TOTAL SECTION C:            40
                                                                        GRAND TOTAL:            150

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