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A-LevelEconomicsThe price system and the microeconomy9708/33 · May/June 2017 · Q51 Mark

When a firm increases all its inputs by 100%, its output increases by 50%.

  1. (a)When a firm increases all its inputs by 100%, its output increases by 50%. What does this illustrate? A decreasing returns to scale B economies of scale C the law of diminishing returns D the law of variable proportions[1]

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  1. [1] Answer: A

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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 3, question 5.

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