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A-LevelEconomicsBasic economic ideas and resource allocation9708/32 · Oct/Nov 2019 · Q21 Mark

In an economy, no one can be made better off without making someone else worse off. What does not necessarily follow from this?

  1. (A)The conditions for allocative efficiency have been met.
  2. (B)The conditions for productive efficiency have been met.
  3. (C)The distribution of income is socially acceptable.
  4. (D)The economy is operating at a point on its production possibility curve.

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  1. [1] C

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Topic
Basic economic ideas and resource allocation, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Structured question, 1 mark.
Source
A-Level Economics, Oct/Nov 2019 Paper 3 Variant 2, question 2.

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