Geography

1. 1.

   Fictional apparel value-chain case: a garment sells for $40; factory payment is $8, including $2 in worker wages per garment. The remaining retail price covers other costs and margins; their split is unknown. A new factory creates jobs but local river pollution increases. All amounts and claims describe an invented case. Explain what a global value chain is using the garment example.

   [2 marks] · no calculator
2. 2.

   Fictional apparel value-chain case: a garment sells for $40; factory payment is $8, including $2 in worker wages per garment. The remaining retail price covers other costs and margins; their split is unknown. A new factory creates jobs but local river pollution increases. All amounts and claims describe an invented case. Calculate wages as a percentage of retail price and of factory payment.

   [2 marks]
3. 3.

   Fictional apparel value-chain case: a garment sells for $40; factory payment is $8, including $2 in worker wages per garment. The remaining retail price covers other costs and margins; their split is unknown. A new factory creates jobs but local river pollution increases. All amounts and claims describe an invented case. Explain two mechanisms through which the factory can support local development and one condition affecting the size of those benefits.

   [3 marks] · no calculator
4. 4.

   Fictional apparel value-chain case: a garment sells for $40; factory payment is $8, including $2 in worker wages per garment. The remaining retail price covers other costs and margins; their split is unknown. A new factory creates jobs but local river pollution increases. All amounts and claims describe an invented case. Explain why rising income per person may conceal uneven development.

   [3 marks] · no calculator
5. 5.

   Fictional apparel value-chain case: a garment sells for $40; factory payment is $8, including $2 in worker wages per garment. The remaining retail price covers other costs and margins; their split is unknown. A new factory creates jobs but local river pollution increases. All amounts and claims describe an invented case. Evaluate the claim that the retailer earns $32 profit per garment.

   [4 marks] · no calculator
6. 6.

   Fictional apparel value-chain case: a garment sells for $40; factory payment is $8, including $2 in worker wages per garment. The remaining retail price covers other costs and margins; their split is unknown. A new factory creates jobs but local river pollution increases. All amounts and claims describe an invented case. Assess whether closing the factory is the most sustainable response to river pollution.

   [4 marks] · no calculator

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