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A-LevelEconomicsNational Income & ExpenditureMay/June 2017Paper 1 Q161 Mark

Which is a transfer payment?

Aan annual allowance paid by an individual to a grandchild
Bone-off bonus paid to an employee for a special contribution to a firm's profits
Cpayment made by a parent to a regular child-minder
Dthe monthly salary of an employee of a local authority

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About This A-Level Economics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) May/June 2017 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of National Income & Expenditure and is worth 1 mark.

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