A-LevelEconomicsBasic Economic Ideas and Resource AllocationFeb/Mar 2020Paper 1 Q31 Mark

A newspaper article contains the following comments. 1 The burden of tax should be shifted more to the highest earners. 2 It is in the public interest that key services are nationalised. Which type of economic statement is illustrated by each comment?

Q: What is the correct answer to this A-Level Economics question?

The correct answer is A: normative, normative.

Q: What topic does this question test?

This question tests Basic Economic Ideas and Resource Allocation in A-Level Economics (syllabus code 9708). It is worth 1 mark.

Anormative, normative

Bnormative, positive

Cpositive, normative

Dpositive, positive

✓ Correct Answer

The correct answer is A: normative, normative

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About This A-Level Economics Question

Topic

This multiple-choice question tests Basic Economic Ideas and Resource Allocation in A-Level Economics (syllabus code 9708). It is worth 1 mark.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics Feb/Mar 2020 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2.

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