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A-LevelEconomicsThe price system and the microeconomy9708/12 · Oct/Nov 2024 · Q61 Mark

The graph shows the demand and supply curves for an industry. [Figure 6.1] What would cause a shift in the supply curve from S₁ to S2?

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Aan increase in the number of firms in the industry
Ban increase in the number of workers employed
Can increase in the productivity of the workforce
Dan increase in the wage rates paid to workers

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D: an increase in the wage rates paid to workers

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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 2024 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 6.

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