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A-LevelEconomicsThe MacroeconomyMay/June 2018Paper 1 Q211 Mark

A government statistical office measured changes in income from employment, pensions and benefits, then subtracted income tax and welfare contributions and adjusted for inflation. What did the final figure represent?

Achanges in nominal income
Bchanges in nominal net earnings
Cchanges in real disposable income
Dchanges in real gross earnings

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About This A-Level Economics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) May/June 2018 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of The Macroeconomy and is worth 1 mark.

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