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A-LevelEconomicsThe price system and the microeconomy9708/12 · Oct/Nov 2010 · Q131 Mark

In the diagram OS₁ and OS₂ are two straight-line supply curves. [Figure 13.1] As price increases, the elasticity of supply

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Adecreases along both OS₁ and OS₂.
Bincreases less rapidly along OS₁ than along OS₂.
Cincreases more rapidly along OS₁ than along OS₂.
Dis constant along both OS₁ and OS₂.

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D: is constant along both OS₁ and OS₂.

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The price system and the microeconomy, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Economics, Oct/Nov 2010 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 13.

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