A-LevelEconomicsThe price system and the microeconomy9708/12 · Feb/Mar 2016 · Q141 Mark
The diagram shows the percentages of those on low pay and those on extremely low pay in the UK from 1976 to 2012. A national minimum wage was introduced in 1999.
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AThe minimum wage helped the low paid more than the extremely low paid.
BThe minimum wage reduced the numbers of both low paid and extremely low paid.
CThe minimum wage reversed the trend in low pay of the previous 20 years.
DThe minimum wage was responsible for the largest reduction of low pay in the period.
✓ Correct answer
C: The minimum wage reversed the trend in low pay of the previous 20 years.
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