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A-LevelEconomicsGovernment microeconomic intervention9708/12 · May/June 2010 · Q171 Mark

The diagram shows the demand and supply curves of a good. The government sets a maximum price of OJ for the good. How will this affect the consumers and producers of the good?

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AAll consumers will gain.; Producers will lose.
BAll consumers will gain.; Producers will gain.
CSome consumers will gain and some will lose.; Producers will gain.
DSome consumers will gain and some will lose.; Producers will lose.

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D: Some consumers will gain and some will lose.; Producers will lose.

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Topic
Government microeconomic intervention, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source
A-Level Economics, May/June 2010 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 17.

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