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A-LevelEconomicsGovernment Intervention in MarketsMay/June 2011Paper 1 Q121 Mark

Global stocks of cod are currently under threat due to over-fishing whilst there are ample supplies of the less popular Alaskan pollock. How might the price mechanism operate to limit the depletion of fish stocks?

AThe price of both cod and Alaskan pollock will fall.
BThe price of both cod and Alaskan pollock will rise.
CThe price of cod will fall whilst the price of Alaskan pollock will rise.
DThe price of cod will rise whilst the price of Alaskan pollock will fall.

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The correct answer is D: The price of cod will rise whilst the price of Alaskan pollock will fall.

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About This A-Level Economics Question

Topic

This multiple-choice question tests Government Intervention in Markets in A-Level Economics (syllabus code 9708). It is worth 1 mark.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics May/June 2011 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2.

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