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A-LevelEconomicsThe Price System and the MicroeconomyMay/June 2021Paper 1 Q81 Mark

A market is in equilibrium with 100 units of the product sold at a price of US$10 each. The price elasticity of supply for the product is +2.0 and the price elasticity of demand is –1.0. What will be the state of the market if a minimum price of US$11 is imposed?

Aan excess demand of 10 units
Ban excess demand of 30 units
Can excess supply of 20 units
Dan excess supply of 30 units

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About This A-Level Economics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) May/June 2021 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of The Price System and the Microeconomy and is worth 1 mark.

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