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A-LevelEconomicsThe price system and the microeconomy9708/12 · Oct/Nov 2019 · Q121 Mark

The diagram shows the market for a normal good. What is likely to cause both demand and supply curves to shift to the right? [Figure 12]

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Afall in the price of the good and a fall in the rate of indirect tax on the good
Brise in the price of a complementary good and an increase in the number of firms in the industry
Crise in the price of a substitute good and a fall in the price of a raw material used in the production of the good
Dan improvement in production techniques and a fall in the incomes of consumers

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C: rise in the price of a substitute good and a fall in the price of a raw material used in the production of the good

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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 2019 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 12.

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