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A-LevelEconomicsBasic Economic IdeasOct/Nov 2019Paper 1 Q21 Mark

Which labels might be used on a production possibility curve diagram?

AY (vertical) axis: capital input, X (horizontal) axis: labour input
BY (vertical) axis: cost of production, X (horizontal) axis: quantity produced
CY (vertical) axis: output of rice, X (horizontal) axis: labour input
DY (vertical) axis: output of rice, X (horizontal) axis: output of sugar

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This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) Oct/Nov 2019 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Basic Economic Ideas and is worth 1 mark.

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