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A-LevelEconomicsBasic economic ideas and resource allocation9708/12 · May/June 2019 · Q81 Mark

Hunters in Mozambique want to extract wild honey from beehives. They find the beehives by following birds known as honeyguide birds who want the beeswax that is also found in the beehives. What does this suggest?

AHunters and honeyguide birds are rival consumers.
BWild honey and beeswax are free goods.
CWild honey and beeswax are in joint supply.
DWild honey is the opportunity cost of beeswax.

✓ Correct answer

C: Wild honey and beeswax are in joint supply.

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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 8.

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