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A-LevelEconomicsBasic economic ideas and resource allocation9708/12 · May/June 2014 · Q21 Mark

A country was at point P on its production possibility curve. Following the threat of invasion it prepared for war. The war then reduced the country's infrastructure. [Figure: Production possibility curve showing consumer goods vs. military goods, with points P, Q, R, S]

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AP to Q followed by Q to R
BP to Q followed by Q to S
CP to R followed by R to Q
DP to R followed by R to S

✓ Correct answer

B: P to Q followed by Q to S

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Basic economic ideas and resource allocation, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Economics, May/June 2014 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 2.

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