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A-LevelEconomicsBasic economic ideas and resource allocation9708/12 · May/June 2014 · Q181 Mark

In the diagram, the initial quantity traded was Q and the price was P. [Figure: Supply and Demand graph with initial price P and quantity Q, then a rise to P₁ and Q₁]

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Athe removal of a maximum price and the imposition of an income tax on consumers
Bthe removal of a maximum price and the removal of a subsidy to producers
Cthe removal of a minimum price and the granting of a subsidy to producers
Dthe removal of a minimum price and the imposition of an indirect tax on the product

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B: the removal of a maximum price and the removal of a subsidy to producers

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Basic economic ideas and resource allocation, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source
A-Level Economics, May/June 2014 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 18.

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