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A-LevelEconomicsGovernment microeconomic intervention9708/12 · May/June 2011 · 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.

✓ Correct answer

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

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Government microeconomic intervention, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Economics, May/June 2011 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 12.

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