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A-LevelEconomicsThe price system and the microeconomy9708/32 · May/June 2017 · Q21 Mark

The diagram shows the private and social costs and benefits of production in a free market that result in market failure. [Figure 2.1]

  1. The diagram shows the private and social costs and benefits of production in a free market that result in market failure. [Figure 2.1] Which change in output would be necessary to overcome this market failure? A from K to M B from M to N C from M to L D from N to L[1]

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  1. [1] C

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The price system and the microeconomy, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Structured question, 1 mark.
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A-Level Economics, May/June 2017 Paper 3 Variant 2, question 2.

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