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A-LevelEconomicsThe price system and the microeconomy9708/12 · May/June 2016 · Q111 Mark

In the diagram, the supply curve shows the number of spaces in a car park and the demand curves show the demand for spaces on four different days (D1, D2, D3 and D4). [Figure X.X] The owner wishes to charge a parking fee on each of these days to allocate the spaces according to the market mechanism. Which pricing policy should the owner use?

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Aset a fixed price at P₁
Bset a fixed price at P4
Cvary prices between P2 and P3
Dvary prices between P₁ and P4

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D: vary prices between P₁ and P4

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The price system and the microeconomy, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Economics, May/June 2016 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 11.

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