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A-LevelEconomicsBasic economic ideas and resource allocation9708/12 · May/June 2019 · Q11 Mark

A production possibility curve for a country is shown. What would cause the shift from PP to P₁P₁?

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Aapplication of more machinery used in manufacturing
Bproductivity decreases
Cscientific methods applied to farming
Dswitch from production of consumer goods to capital goods

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B: productivity decreases

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Basic economic ideas and resource allocation, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Economics, May/June 2019 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 1.

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