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A-LevelEconomicsBasic economic ideas and resource allocation9708/12 · Feb/Mar 2020 · Q11 Mark

The diagram shows the production possibility curve of a desert island economy where the inhabitants produce just two commodities, coconuts and fish. [Figure 1.1]

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ACoconuts and fish are perfect complements.
BCoconuts and fish are perfect substitutes.
CThe inhabitants consume more fish than coconuts.
DThe opportunity cost of increasing fish production is constant.

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D: The opportunity cost of increasing fish production is constant.

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Basic economic ideas and resource allocation, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Economics, Feb/Mar 2020 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 1.

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