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A-LevelEconomicsMarket Failure and Government InterventionFeb/Mar 2018Paper 1 Q151 Mark

The diagram shows the equilibrium price and quantity of good X. [Figure 15.1] The initial market equilibrium is shown by point E. What might cause the market equilibrium to move to point F?

Adecrease in the costs of producing good X
Bdecrease in the demand for good X
Can increase in the price of a substitute good
Dthe imposition of a specific sales tax on producers of good X

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About This A-Level Economics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) Feb/Mar 2018 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Market Failure and Government Intervention and is worth 1 mark.

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