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A-LevelEconomicsGovernment Intervention in MarketsMay/June 2010Paper 1 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?

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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About This A-Level Economics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) May/June 2010 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Government Intervention in Markets and is worth 1 mark.

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