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A-LevelEconomicsThe price system and the microeconomy9708/32 · Oct/Nov 2017 · Q21 Mark

In 2015, a large mining company said it would reduce the number of staff by 6000 and sell its less profitable mines in an attempt to become more efficient. If it is successful, what is most likely to happen to its costs? total fixed cost | total variable cost | average cost --- | --- | --- A | fall | fall | fall B | fall | fall | no change C | fall | no change | fall D | no change | fall | fall

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  1. [1] A

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The price system and the microeconomy, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Structured question, 1 mark.
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A-Level Economics, Oct/Nov 2017 Paper 3 Variant 2, question 2.

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