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A-LevelEconomicsDemand and SupplyMay/June 2016Paper 1 Q101 Mark

A US study, published in July 2014, warned teenagers to reduce the amount of fizzy drink they consume. One can of fizzy drink contains an adult's entire daily sugar allowance. If the advice were accepted, how might the effect be illustrated on demand and supply diagrams for fizzy drinks and for sugar?

Ademand curve moves to the left, movement up the supply curve
Bdemand curve moves to the left, movement down the supply curve
Cmovement up the demand curve, supply curve moves to the right
Dmovement up the demand curve, supply curve moves to the left

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The correct answer is B: demand curve moves to the left, movement down the supply curve

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About This A-Level Economics Question

Topic

This multiple-choice question tests Demand and Supply in A-Level Economics (syllabus code 9708). It is worth 1 mark.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics May/June 2016 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2.

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