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A-LevelEconomicsThe price system and the microeconomy9708/12 · Feb/Mar 2018 · Q111 Mark

Good X has a substitute, good Y, and a complement, good Z. The price of good Y decreases and the price of good Z increases. Why might the equilibrium price of good X remain unchanged?

AProducers of good X adopt new technology.
BProducers of good X receive a subsidy.
CSome firms stop production of good X.
DThe tax on the production of good X is cut.

✓ Correct answer

C: Some firms stop production of good X.

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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 11.

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