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A-LevelEconomicsThe price system and the microeconomy9708/12 · Feb/Mar 2021 · Q91 Mark

A manufacturer reduces the price of its goods after developing a more efficient manufacturing process. It makes leather belts that compete against belts made of artificial material. What are the likely outcomes of the change in the manufacturing process? supply of leather belts price of artificial belts

Adecreases, decreases
Bdecreases, increases
Cincreases, decreases
Dincreases, increases

✓ Correct answer

C: increases, decreases

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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, Feb/Mar 2021 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 9.

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