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A-LevelEconomicsBasic Economic Problem & Resource AllocationOct/Nov 2012Paper 1 Q11 Mark

What is the defining characteristic of a mixed economy?

Aone in which the allocation of resources is determined partly by the state and private individual producers and consumers
Bone in which there are both monopolies and purely competitive industries
Cone in which there are features of both more economically developed and less economically developed economies
Done which produces a mixture of agriculture and industrial products

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About This A-Level Economics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) Oct/Nov 2012 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Basic Economic Problem & Resource Allocation and is worth 1 mark.

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