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A-LevelEconomicsThe price system and the microeconomy9708/12 · Feb/Mar 2018 · Q101 Mark

The diagram represents the market for diamonds. [Figure 10.1] What could have caused price to change from P₁ to P₂?

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Afall in the price of substitute gems
Bfall in the tax on diamonds
Crise in the productivity of diamond miners
Drise in the wages of diamond miners

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D: rise in the wages of diamond miners

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The price system and the microeconomy, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Economics, Feb/Mar 2018 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 10.

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