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A-LevelEconomicsThe price system and the microeconomy9708/33 · May/June 2018 · Q121 Mark

Which characteristic of an industry works towards reducing the barriers to entry for new firms?

  1. Asignificant advertising expenditure by existing firms
  2. Bsignificant economies of scale
  3. Cthe absence of large costs associated with investment in capital assets
  4. Dthe possession by existing firms of product and process patents

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  1. [1] C

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Topic
The price system and the microeconomy, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Structured question, 1 mark.
Source
A-Level Economics, May/June 2018 Paper 3 Variant 3, question 12.

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