VJC_H1_Econ_QN

1    VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE 2014 JC2 PRELIMINARY EXAM H1 ECONOMICS – PAPER NO. 8819 17 September 2014 08:00 – 11.00 am Wednesday 3 hours Additional Materials: Answer paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your index number and name on all the work that you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together, by question, using the strings provided. Start each question on a FRESH piece of paper. Section A Answer all questions. The number of marks is given in [ ] at the end of each question or part question. Section B Answer 1 question. The number of marks is given in [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 8 printed pages.

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