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A-LevelEconomicsThe price system and the microeconomy9708/31 · May/June 2020 · Q171 Mark

A firm is operating in a perfectly competitive market.

  1. (a)Why does the marginal revenue product of a factor of production employed by the firm fall as more of the factor is employed? A Its average revenue falls. B Its marginal physical product falls. C Its marginal revenue falls. D The supply price of the factor rises.[1]

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  1. [1] B

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The price system and the microeconomy, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Structured question, 1 mark.
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A-Level Economics, May/June 2020 Paper 3 Variant 1, question 17.

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