Edexcel A Level Economics B Paper 1: Markets and how they work June 2025 question paper 9EB0/01

Explain one benefit to train operating companies (TOCs) of leasing the trains.

Using a supply and demand diagram, illustrate the impact on the market for rail travel from a decrease in bus fares.

Using Extract B, calculate to two decimal places, the percentage of total income for the rail industry that came from government subsidies between April 2023 and March 2024. You are advised to show your working.

Analyse two possible reasons why the UK Government subsidises rail travel.

Using Extract C, discuss the power that train drivers have in the labour market.

Using Extract D, assess the impact on consumers of Avanti West Coast having a monopoly on its routes.

Assess whether the investment into a new railway line between Birmingham and Manchester can reduce geographical immobility.

UK train manufacturers have urged the government to buy more trains.

Assess the possible benefits to the UK economy if the UK Government buys more trains.

Evaluate the extent to which the removal of the cap on bankers’ bonuses will be beneficial to the UK banking industry.

Evaluate whether the social benefits of building nuclear power stations outweigh the social costs.