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A-LevelEconomicsThe price system and the microeconomy9708/32 · Feb/Mar 2019 · Q61 Mark

Selina has an income of $100 and buys food and drink. The price of a unit of food is $2 while the price of a unit of drink is $1.

  1. Which combination of spending would suggest that Selina wants to save some of her income? food (units) drink (units) A 20 50 B 30 40 C 40 20 D 50 10[1]

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The price system and the microeconomy, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Structured question, 1 mark.
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A-Level Economics, Feb/Mar 2019 Paper 3 Variant 2, question 6.

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