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A-LevelEconomicsMicroeconomics: Price SystemMay/June 2023Paper 1 Q131 Mark

What would cause a market disequilibrium?

Awhen a decrease in the demand for a product leads to a price fall that results in some producers leaving the market
Bwhen a decrease in the demand for a product leads to some producers being unable to sell products at the current price
Cwhen a decrease in the supply of a product leads to a price rise that results in the market for the product clearing
Dwhen a decrease in the supply of a product leads to a price rise that makes it too expensive for some poorer households

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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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