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A-LevelEconomicsThe price system and the microeconomy9708/12 · May/June 2017 · Q111 Mark

A local government is deciding whether to increase parking charges and provide more lanes for bus use only. One official said that the increase in parking charges should cause more bus travel. A second official said that an increase in the frequency of bus services will not cause demand for bus travel to rise. Are these official statements correct or incorrect? [Figure 11.1]

Acorrect, correct
Bcorrect, incorrect
Cincorrect, correct
Dincorrect, incorrect

✓ Correct answer

B: correct, incorrect

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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 2017 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 11.

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