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A-LevelEconomicsConsumer Behaviour & UtilityOct/Nov 2017Paper 3 Q41 Mark

The diagram shows a budget line indicating combinations of good Y and good X that a consumer could buy with a given income. The combinations shown by points S and T both lie on the same normal indifference curve.

Q: What topic does this question test?

This question tests Consumer Behaviour & Utility in A-Level Economics (syllabus code 9708). It is worth 1 mark.

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Topic

This structured question tests Consumer Behaviour & Utility in A-Level Economics (syllabus code 9708). It is worth 1 mark.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics Oct/Nov 2017 examination, Paper 3 Variant 3.

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