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A-LevelEconomicsThe Price System and the MicroeconomyOct/Nov 2020Paper 1 Q81 Mark

Vanilla is an important ingredient in the production of ice cream. Between 2011 and 2018 the price of vanilla increased from about US$100 per kg to nearly US$600 per kg. The diagram shows the market demand for and supply of ice cream. The original equilibrium is X. Which point illustrates the effect of this price rise on the market for ice cream?

APoint A
BPoint B
CPoint C
DPoint D

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About This A-Level Economics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) Oct/Nov 2020 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of The Price System and the Microeconomy and is worth 1 mark.

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