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A-LevelEconomicsThe Price System and the MicroeconomyOct/Nov 2024Paper 1 Q71 Mark

A firm produces a good using a very labour-intensive process. There is an increase in the price of the good. Under which conditions will the supply of the firm's good be most price elastic?

Anature of the labour employed by the firm: skilled, level of unemployment in the economy: high
Bnature of the labour employed by the firm: skilled, level of unemployment in the economy: low
Cnature of the labour employed by the firm: unskilled, level of unemployment in the economy: high
Dnature of the labour employed by the firm: unskilled, level of unemployment in the economy: low

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The correct answer is C: nature of the labour employed by the firm: unskilled, level of unemployment in the economy: high

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About This A-Level Economics Question

Topic

This multiple-choice question tests The Price System and the Microeconomy in A-Level Economics (syllabus code 9708). It is worth 1 mark.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics Oct/Nov 2024 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2.

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