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A-LevelEconomicsMicroeconomics: Price SystemMay/June 2023Paper 1 Q51 Mark

Price plays a number of functions in the allocation of resources. Which statement best illustrates the function that relies upon consumer choice (sometimes known as the incentivising function)?

Aprice fall can show consumers that a good is becoming less popular.
Bprice fall tends to persuade some producers not to stay in the market for the good.
Cprice rise means consumers cannot afford to buy so much of a good.
Dprice rise tends to reduce competitiveness in the market for a good.

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About This A-Level Economics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) May/June 2023 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Microeconomics: Price System and is worth 1 mark.

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