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A-LevelEconomicsBasic economic ideas and resource allocation9708/12 · May/June 2025 · Q51 Mark

The diagram shows an outward shift of the production possibility curve from PPC₁ to PPC₂. [Figure 5.1] What could have caused this shift?

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Adecrease in mineral resources
Bdecrease in prices of consumer goods
Can increase in employment
Dan increase in technology

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D: an increase in technology

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Basic economic ideas and resource allocation, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Economics, May/June 2025 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 5.

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