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A-LevelEconomicsDemand and SupplyMay/June 2013Paper 1 Q101 Mark

Firm Z is one of a number of firms producing televisions. What would cause firm Z's supply curve to shift to the left whilst the market supply curve for televisions shifts to the right?

AFirm Z benefits more from advances in technology than the other firms in the industry.
BFirm Z experiences a strike whilst more firms enter the industry.
CFirm Z passes on more of a tax to its customers than the other firms in the industry.
DFirm Z reduces its costs of raw materials whilst other firms in the industry lower their wage costs.

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About This A-Level Economics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) May/June 2013 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Demand and Supply and is worth 1 mark.

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