9708/13/O/N/10 · 9708_w10_qp_13
A Level Economics 9708 Paper 1 AS Multiple Choice — October/November 2010
9708/13/O/N/10 is component 13 of Cambridge International A Level Economics from the October/November 2010 series — AS Multiple Choice: 30 marks over 1h, across 30 multiple-choice questions. Past-paper sites list it as 9708_w10_qp_13.
Quanta has mapped this paper question by question against its official mark scheme. Below is where its marks actually sit across the syllabus — the fastest way to see what to revise before attempting it.
Updated 28 September 2026
At a glance
| Cambridge code | 9708/13/O/N/10 |
|---|---|
| Filename | 9708_w10_qp_13 |
| Syllabus | 9708 — Economics (AS & A Level) |
| Component | 13 (Paper 1 AS Multiple Choice) |
| Series | October/November 2010 |
| Duration | 1h |
| Total marks | 30 |
| Questions | 30, one mark each |
The question paper and mark scheme
Cambridge publishes the question paper and mark scheme for 9708/13/O/N/10 (9708_w10_qp_13) itself — through your school and through Cambridge’s own site. They are © Cambridge University Press & Assessment, so Quanta does not host them, and this page describes the paper rather than reproducing it.
What Quanta does instead is the part the PDF leaves to you: sit this paper online and have it marked, instantly, with each answer explained and tied back to the syllabus topic it tests. Free, and no download to print.
Where the marks are
Every question of this paper is tagged to the syllabus section it tests, so the marks can be totalled by syllabus area. Sections linked in blue have a free Quanta revision guide.
The heaviest area is The price system and the microeconomy at 11 of the 30 marks (37%). If you are revising specifically for this paper, that is where the time pays back most.
Revision guides for this paper
Free guides covering the areas this paper leans on, heaviest first:
Practising this paper
Cambridge publishes past papers and mark schemes through its own site and through schools — this page describes the paper rather than reproducing it. Inside Quanta you can sit this paper question by question, with every answer explained after you commit to it and each question tied to the syllabus section it tests — so you find out which section cost you marks, not just what your total was.
Practise 9708/13/O/N/10 against real mark schemes
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Component 13 from other series — same structure, same style, useful once you have used this one up:
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Common questions
What does 9708/13/O/N/10 mean?
It is Cambridge’s reference for one specific paper: 9708 is the syllabus, 13 the component (Paper 1 AS Multiple Choice, variant 3), and the rest is the series — October/November 2010.
What is 9708_w10_qp_13?
The same paper in the filename convention past-paper sites use: 9708 syllabus, w10 for the series (m = February/March, s = May/June, w = October/November, then the year), qp for the question paper (the mark scheme is ms, the examiner report er), and 13 the component.
How long is this paper?
1h for 30 marks — roughly 120 seconds per mark. Practising at that pace matters as much as knowing the content.