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A-LevelEconomicsThe price system and the microeconomy9708/12 · Oct/Nov 2014 · Q111 Mark

In which case will a given increase in the supply of a good cause the greatest fall in the price of the good?

Awhen the demand for the good is perfectly inelastic
Bwhen the demand for the good is infinite
Cwhen the good is an inferior good
Dwhen the good's price elasticity of demand is positive

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A: when the demand for the good is perfectly inelastic

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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 2014 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 11.

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