# Economics Grade 12 P2 NSC June Exemplar 2021 Memo (English)

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- Subject: Economics
- Grade: Grade 12
- Language: English
- Document type: Memorandum
- Year: 2021
- Exam period: NSC June Exemplar
- Paper: 2
- Curriculum: CAPS
- Pages: 18

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                         NATIONAL
                    SENIOR CERTIFICATE

                             GRADE 12

                            JUNE 2021

                     ECONOMICS P2
                   MARKING GUIDELINE
                      (EXEMPLAR)

MARKS:   150

                   This marking guideline consists of 18 pages.

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2                                        ECONOMICS P2                                (EC/JUNE 2021)

 SECTION A (COMPULSORY)

 QUESTION 1

 1.1    MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

        1.1.1    B          increase output

        1.1.2    A          sunk

        1.1.3    A          expensive

        1.1.4    D          differentiated

        1.1.5    C          average revenue

        1.1.6    B          two

        1.1.7    D          community

        1.1.8    C          internal                                           (8 x 2)    (16)

 1.2    MATCHING ITEMS

        1.2.1        D       determined by the interaction of demand and supply

        1.2.2        G       incurred by a business when manufacturing a good

        1.2.3        B       enjoy the product without paying for it

        1.2.4        A       Eskom is an example

        1.2.5        H       enable producers to make a comfortable profit

        1.2.6        E       done by means of marketing campaigns and further
                              product variation

        1.2.7        C       has a hybrid structure

        1.2.8        F       ability of the buyer or seller to influence the price
                                                                                  (8 x 1)    (8)

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 1.3     GIVE ONE TERM

         1.3.1       Implicit cost 

         1.3.2       Break-even point/normal profit 

         1.3.3       Price makers/price setters 

         1.3.4       Positive externality /external benefit

         1.3.5       Industry 

         1.3.6       Demerit goods                                      (6 x 1)      (6)

                                                               TOTAL SECTION A:       30

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4                                     ECONOMICS P2                              (EC/JUNE 2021)

 SECTION B

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

 QUESTION 2

 2.1    Answer the following questions.

        2.1.1    List TWO elements of social costs.
                  Private costs 
                  External costs                                                        (2)
        2.1.2    Why does a monopolistic competitive firm make normal profit
                 in the long run?
                  Economic profit in the short run attracts more firms to enter the
                     market thereby leading to economic profit diminishing and firms
                     make normal profit. 
                     (Accept any relevant correct response.)                              (2)
 2.2    2.2.1    In which market structure does the graph above belong?
                  Perfect market                                                        (1)
        2.2.2    What does area ACB represent?
                  Profit area                                                           (1)
        2.2.3    Briefly describe the term profit.
                  Profit is the positive difference between total revenue and total
                     cost  / Profit = TR – TC
                  Profit is the remuneration for the entrepreneur 
                     (Accept any other correct and relevant response.)                    (2)

        2.2.4    Explain why profit is maximised at quantity 3.
                  Profit is maximised at quantity 3 because it is where the
                    difference between TR and TC is the largest.                        (2)

        2.2.5    Why does the TC curve not start at zero like the TR curve?
                  Total cost is the sum of fixed cost and variable cost while total
                    revenue is price multiply by quantity. 
                  Fixed costs are cost paid irrespective of the level of
                    production; therefore, the firm pays costs even if production is
                    zero. 
                  Total revenue starts at zero because when there are no units
                    sold revenue is zero. 
                    (Accept any other correct relevant response.)            (2 x 2)      (4)

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 2.3     DATA RESPONSE

         2.3.1   Give an appropriate term for costs that change with production.
                  Variable costs                                                                     (1)

         2.3.2   Give ONE reason for the existence of a natural monopoly.
                  High development costs 
                  Access to a resource / only owner of natural resource 
                   (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                                       (1)
         2.3.3   Briefly describe term artificial monopoly.
                  Artificial monopoly is a monopoly where barriers to entry are not
                   economic in nature, such as a patent. 
                   (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                                       (2)
         2.3.4   Why will it not benefit a monopolist to charge very high prices?
                  Consumers will buy alternate products due to budget
                   constraints 
                  The total revenue will decline because the demand will
                   decrease 
                  Loss of revenue could compromise the efficiency of the business
                   operation 
                  It might lead to closing the operation due to loss in market share /
                   income                                                                            (2)

         2.3.5   Draw the graph of an economic loss in the monopoly.

                       Price / cost / revenue

                                                           MC
                                                                
                                                                     AC
                          C                   f
                            
                          P
                                          g

                                      e
                                                                DD/AR
                                                       
                                                  MR
                          0               q                          Quantity

                     Mark allocation
                     Correct drawing, labelling and position of cost curves          = 1 mark
                     Correct drawing, labelling and positioning of revenue curves    = 1 mark
                     Correct indication of economic loss                             = 2 marks
                                                                                    Max. 4 marks
                                                                                                       (4)

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 2.4    Differentiate between productive efficiency and allocative efficiency.

        Productive efficiency
         A situation in which an economy is able to produce goods and services
           at the lowest possible average cost 
         Productive efficiency enables society to have a better trade-off and
           enable people to consume more goods and services 
         It is shown on the production possibility curve where all points on the
           curve are productively efficient 
           (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                      Max. 4

        Allocative efficiency
         A situation where firms in an industry use the available resources to
            produce the output most demanded by consumers 
         The goods produced reflect consumers’ tastes 
         Resources are allocated in the right proportions 
         This applies to perfect competition in the long run 
            (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                   Max. 4        (8)

 2.5    Why is a cost benefit analysis necessary for public projects?
         CBA leads to objective decision-making by weighing up costs and
           benefits 
         CBA is applied to those projects where it is expected there will be a
           significant difference between social costs and benefits, in other words a
           likelihood of market failure 
         It includes the wider social impact and externalities in the decision-
           making process 
         It is used to make final decisions about whether the project should
           proceed or not 
         There is an absence of market signals to support whether the project
           can go ahead or not 
           (Accept any correct relevant response.)                             (4 x 2)    (8)
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 QUESTION 3: MICROECONOMICS

 3.1    3.1.1    List TWO markets that are close to being perfect markets.
                  Stock exchange market 
                  Foreign exchange market 
                  Agricultural produced goods market 
                   (Accept any other relevant correct response.)           (2 x 1)         (2)

        3.1.2    How is immobility of labour a cause of market failure?
                  It takes time for labour to move into a new occupation because of
                   the training needed 
                  Movement from one place to another is not free and may be very
                   costly 
                   (Accept any other relevant correct response.)               (1 x 2)     (2)

 3.2    DATA RESPONSE

        3.2.1    At which unit is profit maximised?
                  Unit 2                                                                 (1)

        3.2.2    Determine the marginal cost for A in the table above.
                  11                                                                     (1)

        3.2.3    Briefly explain the concept average cost.
                 Average cost is the cost of producing one unit/cost per unit            (2)

        3.2.4    Why is price equal to average revenue?
                  Average revenue is revenue per unit and is calculated by dividing
                   total revenue by number of units which is then the price. 
                   (Accept any other relevant correct response.)                           (2)

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        3.2.5        With reference to the table above draw a total revenue curve.

                          REVENUE

                        48
                        45                                                                  TR

                      36

                        21

                          0               1            2          3            4        OUTPUT 

                              Mark allocation
                              Labelling of axes                                         = 1 mark
                              Labelling on the axes                                     = 1 mark
                              Correct labelling and shape of total revenue curve        = 2 marks
                                                                                   Max. = 4 marks
                                                                                                            (4)

3.3    DATA RESPONSE

       3.3.1     Provide a correct label for curve D.
                  Average variable cost / AVC                                                                 (1)

       3.3.2     Identify a shut-down point from the graph above.
                  Point A                                                                                     (1)

       3.3.3     Briefly describe the term marginal revenue.
                  Marginal revenue is the additional revenue received from selling an
                   additional unit. 
                   (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                                                (2)

       3.3.4     Why is the perfect competitor making economic profit at P3?
                  Economic profit is made at P3, because average revenue is greater
                   than average cost 
                   (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                                                (2)

       3.3.5     With reference to the above graph, explain how the supply curve
                 of a perfect competitor is determined.
                  The supply curve of a perfect competitor is determined by the
                    rising part of the business’s marginal cost curve above the
                    minimum of its average variable cost curve 
                  The supply curve of the perfect competitor in the graph starts from
                    point A and slopes upward from there 
                  The reason for the upward slope is because the marginal cost
                    increases as output increases 
                    (Accept any other correct relevant response.)               (2 x 2)                   (4)

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 3.4    Compare the monopoly and perfect market in terms of the nature of
        products they produce.

        Perfect market
           All products sold in the perfect market are homogeneous 
           All these products are exactly the same regarding quality and
            appearance 
           It makes no difference to a buyer where and from whom he or she buys
            the product                                                         Max. 4
        Monopoly
           Products sold in a monopoly are unique 
           There are no close substitutes that buyers can turn to 
           It is therefore not possible for another firm to enter the market with a
            similar product and compete with the existing monopoly 
            (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                          Max. 4     (8)

 3.5    How could the existence of perfect markets impact on the consumers
        and producers?

        Consumers
        Positive
           Consumers can benefit from perfect competition because they will be
            paying low prices for high quality of goods and services 

        Negative
          Consumers may not be happy with identical products – it kills the
           uniqueness of an individual 
          There will be no choice on the products to consume 
           (Accept any other relevant correct response.)                     Max. 4

        Producers
        Positive
          Profit maximisation at the lower average cost 
          No discrimination among firms since the products are homogeneous and
            prices are the same 

        Negative
          Does not benefit the firm to adjust the price according to the firm’s
           needs 
          Cannot make economic profit in the long run 
           (Accept any other relevant correct response.)                         Max. 4      (8)
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 QUESTION 4: MICROECONOMICS

 4.1    4.1.1    List TWO barriers to entry into an artificial monopoly.
                  Patents 
                  Licences 
                    (Accept any other relevant correct response.)                            (2)

        4.1.2    Why is collusion not possible under perfect competition?
                  There are many firms who are too insignificant to influence the
                   market. 
                   (Accept any other relevant correct response.)                             (2)

 4.2    DATA RESPONSE

        4.2.1    What causes the shift of the supply curve from SS to S1S1?
                  The introduction of a subsidy                                            (1)

        4.2.2    Provide a suitable name for curve FF.
                  Demand curve                                                             (1)

        4.2.3    Briefly describe the term subsidy.
                  Financial assistance given by the government to producers to
                    lower the cost of production. 
                    (Accept any other relevant correct response.)                            (2)

        4.2.4    Briefly explain the purpose of levying taxes.
                  To attempt recovery of the external cost 
                  To provide revenue for the state 
                    (Accept any other relevant correct response.)                            (2)

        4.2.5    With reference to the graph above, explain the effect of
                 producer subsidies.
                  FF and SS are the original demand and supply curves
                    intersecting at equilibrium point ‘e’, with equilibrium price P and
                    quantity Q. 
                  The introduction of a subsidy causes an increase in supply
                    from SS to S1S1, thereby leading to a decrease in equilibrium
                    price to P1 and an increase in quantity to Q1. 
                  The cost of production decreases and quantity increases. 
                    (Accept any other relevant correct response.)                (2 x 2)     (4)

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 4.3     DATA RESPONSE

         4.3.1   Identify the role of the Competition Commission addressed in
                 the extract.
                  Disallowing mergers and acquisitions to go ahead                     (1)

         4.3.2   To whom does the Competition Commission makes its
                 recommendations?
                  Competition Tribunal                                                 (1)

         4.3.3   Briefly describe the term merger as used in economics.
                  Union of two or more firms to form a single firm 
                    (Accept any other relevant correct response.)                        (2)

         4.3.4   Briefly explain the objective of a competition policy.
                  Prevent abuse of economic power 
                  Regulate the growth of market power 
                  Prevent restrictive practices especially by oligopolies 
                    (Accept any relevant correct response.)                              (2)

         4.3.5   Why is competition in the market good for the economy?
                  Consumers get good prices and good quality products 
                  Competition encourages firms to invent low-cost manufacturing
                   processes which can increase profits 
                  Competition encourages businesses to conduct a consumer
                   need analysis in order to meet their needs 
                  Competition can lead to higher productivity and efficiency in the
                   market 
                   (Accept any other relevant correct response.)              (2 x 2)    (4)

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 4.4   With the aid of industry and individual producer graphs. explain how
       the long-run equilibrium in a perfect market will be achieved when an
       economic loss was made in the short run.

                             INDUSTRY                            INDIVIDUAL PRODUCER
                                               Price
                                               cost                          MC        AC
             Price                 S2 S       revenue
                         D               1
                                                                        
                                                                        E2
              P2                                        P2                        DD2/MR2/AR2
                                                                   E1             DD1/MR1/AR1
               P1                                       P1

                        S2
                                        D
                        S1

                    0                        Quantity        0          q1 q2         Quantity

           Mark allocation
           Decrease in supply                          = 1 mark
           Increase in quantity                        = 1 mark
           New equilibrium point                       = 1 mark
           Correct labelling and position of MC and AC = 1 mark
                                                        4 marks

             Economic loss in the short run lead to firm exiting the industry, thereby
              leading to a decrease in supply (supply shifting from S1S1 to S2S2 ) as a
              result the price rises to P2. 
             Individual firms will then take P2 and the higher price will reduce the
              loss until the price (average revenue) is equal to average cost. 
             Supply will continue to decrease until the remaining firms make at least
              normal profit and there will be no incentive for firms to leave the
              industry. 
             Firms will then make normal profit at P2 and higher quantity at q2. 
              (Accept any other relevant correct response.)                        Max. 4                  (8)

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 4.5    Examine the importance of branding and advertising in a monopolistic
        competitive industry.
         Branding and advertising are important to a monopolistically competitive
           firm because they are the best way to differentiate it from its
           competitors. 
         Brands facilitates easy identification of the products by consumers and
           thereby increasing sales. 
         In order for the firms to maintain the reputation of the brand, they
           produce high-quality products because it takes one bad experience to
           ruin the value of the brand. 
         A brand and its reputation are built on the firm’s effective advertising
           campaign. 
         Advertising is valuable to society because it helps inform consumers
           and markets work best when consumers are well informed. 
         Advertising and brands can help minimise the costs of choosing
           between different products because of consumers’ familiarity with the
           firms and their quality. 
         Advertising allows new firms to enter into a market. 
         Consumers might be hesitant to purchase products with which they are
           unfamiliar. Advertising can educate and inform those consumers,
           making them comfortable enough to give those products a try. 
          (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                         (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
  Examine in detail, oligopoly as a market structure under the following
   headings
   - Collusion                          (13)
   - Prices and production levels       (13)                           (26 marks)
  Why do oligopolies often collude although it is illegal in South Africa?
                                                                        (10 marks)          [40]

 INTRODUCTION

 An oligopoly is a market structure dominated by a few producers, each of which has
 some control over the market. 
 (Accept any other relevant introduction.)                                                      (2)

 MAIN PART

 Collusion
  Collusion takes place when rival firms cooperate by raising prices and by
     restricting production in order to maximise their profits. 
  Firms often cooperate instead of competing with one another. 
  Collusion can take two forms, cartels and price leadership
 Cartels 
  Collusion occurs openly and formally. 
  Is also referred to as overt /explicit collusion. 
  A cartel is a group of producers whose goal is to form a collective monopoly in
     order to fix prices and limit supply and competition. 
  Collusion is illegal in South Africa, and is liable to large fines by the Competition
     Commission. 
 Price Leadership 
  At times collusion can be in the form of price leadership, which is an unspoken
     agreement among firms. 
  Price leadership (tacit/implicit collusion) involves one firm serving as a price
     leader while another follow. 
  While the price leader changes its price the other do the same. 
     (Accept any other relevant correct response.)                               Max. 13

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 Prices and production levels
  It is difficult to draw the demand curve, marginal revenue curve and marginal
     cost curve, because oligopolist take into account the reaction of its rivals 
  A kinked demand curve is used to explain prices and quantities in oligopoly
     markets. 
  This demand curve consists of two sections – the top section that relates to high
     prices has a very elastic slope  and the bottom section that relates to lower
     prices has very inelastic slope. 
  This model is based on the assumption that each business believes that if it
     raises its prices, others will not follow  but if it cuts its prices other businesses
     will cut their prices. 

                                                                             KINKED DEMAND CURVE

             Price/cost/revenue
                                                                                 MC1
                                             D
                                    22                                                 MC2

                                                                                      
                                   20

                                                                f
                                   16
                                                                    g
                                                                                       D

                                                                    MR

                                         0       4         10               14               Quantity

                                  Mark allocation
                                  Correct drawing and labelling of kinked demand curve = 1 mark
                                  Indication of Kink in the demand curve                = 1 mark
                                  Correct drawing and labelling marginal cost curves    = 1 mark
                                  Marginal revenue curve                                = 1 mark
                                                                                      Max. 4 marks

  If the oligopolist wants to increase its profit by increasing the price to R22, the
   quantity demanded will fall to 4 unit, then total revenue fall to R88. 
  Other oligopolists will not follow the lead, the firm that increases the price will lose
   its customers to those that did not increase the price. 
  If the oligopolist reduces the price from R20 to R16, output will increase to 14 units
   and total revenue to R224.  Other firms will feel forced to cut their prices
   because they will lose customers if they do not. 
  The oligopolist will produce where MR=MC, at price R20 and quantity 10. 
  This confirms that prices in an oligopoly are rigid.                          Max. 13
   (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                                                                       (26)

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 ADDITIONAL PART

 Collusion between oligopolies occur because:
  it is an effort to reduce uncertainty – they can enjoy the advantage of higher profit
   and limit other businesses to enter the market (to control the market / to form a
   collective monopoly) 
  the cost of doing business in an oligopoly market is very high, that is why these
   firms use non-price competition such as advertising, and this can cost a very large
   amount of money 
  firms are mutually interdependent and large amounts of money is often required to
   monitor one another’s actions 
  it increases the firms’ total cost of doing business 
  this often makes firms to engage in cooperation with one another instead of
   competing even though it is illegal in South Africa 
   (Accept any other relevant correct response.)                                  (5 x 2)    (10)

 CONCLUSION

 There is an element of interdependency in an oligopoly as the decisions taken by
 each firm in an oligopoly depends on decision taken by each of the other firms. 
 (Accept any other relevant conclusion.)                                                      (2)
                                                                                             [40]

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 QUESTION 6: MICROECONOMICS

     Discuss in detail state intervention as a consequence of market failure
      under the following headings:
      - Direct control                             (6)
      - Imperfect market                           (8)
      - Government involvement in production (12)                    (26 marks)
     Justify the implementation of minimum wages by the government.
                                                                      (10 marks)          [40]

 INTRODUCTION

 Market failure means that the best available resources or optimal production
 outcomes has not been achieved. 
 (Accept any other correct relevant introduction.)                                             (2)

 BODY
 MAIN PART:

 Direct control
  Government can choose to pass laws in an attempt to control and constrain the
    behaviour of businesses and individuals, who generate negative externalities. 
  Government often imposes taxes on the production of alcohol and tobacco. 
    These are often called sin taxes. 
  Advertising by the tobacco industry is prohibited and alcohol may not be sold to
    persons under the age of 18 years. 
  The government could require firms to fit anti-pollution equipment that cleans
    poisonous by-products before they are dumped in rivers. 
    (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                              Max. 6

 Imperfect markets
 Businesses operating in non-competitive markets maximise their profits by supplying
 less than the optimal quantity of goods or service at a high price 
 The government can deal with the effects of imperfect markets by:
   Taxing the firm’s economic profit 
   Imposing price controls (maximum prices), thus reducing the firm’s economic
      profit and ensuring that more people are able to consume the product 
   Introducing a competition policy to try to increase the level of competition
      between firms and to make it easier for new firm to enter the industry 
   In South Africa, the government established the Competition Commission, the
      Competition Tribunal and the Competition Appeal Court to ensure that the level
      of competition is not eroded but enhanced 
   Allowing competition from abroad, through the removal or reduction of tariffs, to
      restrain the harmful practises of local monopolies 
      (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                              Max. 8

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 Government’s involvement in production
  Governments themselves are involved in producing goods and services 
  Governments approach to missing markets is to supply the desired goods
    directly.  Taxes are raised to finance the provision of such goods. 
  Community goods are provided free of charge, for example defence, police and
    street lighting 
  Some collective goods are provided for a user fee, such as refuse removal,
    waste disposal and sewerage drainage. 
  The provision of some other collective goods is subsidised, for example public
    transport and clean water 
  If the macroeconomic objectives of the government are not achieved, that can
    be perceived as market failure and the government can intervene either on the
    demand side or supply side 
  On the demand side, the government can intervene with macroeconomic
    policies, that is, monetary and fiscal policies 
  The supply side approach focuses on the capability of the economy and policies
    that attempt to expand the stock of factors of production and infrastructure to
    improve the flexibility of factor markets. 
    (Accept any other correct relevant response.)                             Max. 12      (26)

 ADDITIONAL PART
 Justify the implementation of minimum wages by government:

  When government enforces minimum wages, it means workers have to be paid a
   certain amount and not anything less 
  The minimum wage is set below equilibrium, leading to a decrease in demand and
   an increase in supply of labour 
  The application of minimum wage laws is needed to improve a redistribution of
   income;  to redress inequality (gap between wealthy and poor)  and to
   improve the standard of living for the affected group of labour 
  Government tried to protect domestic workers and farm workers from exploitation
   by employees because unskilled labourers cannot negotiate wages 
  Although minimum wages could lead to increased unemployment because
   employers are reluctant to employ people at this wage, protection of the employed
   is justifiable 
   (Accept any other relevant response.)                                                   (10)

 CONCLUSION

 Although the government cannot fulfil the supply of all community goods,
 there will always be a need to satisfy the aspirations of the entire society. 
 (Accept any other relevant conclusion.)                                                    (2)
                                                                                           [40]

                                                                 TOTAL SECTION C:            40
                                                                    GRAND TOTAL:            150

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