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A-LevelEconomicsThe Market System and Market FailureMay/June 2019Paper 1 Q131 Mark

Which combination of events is most likely to leave the demand curve for a normal good in the same position?

Adecrease in consumer incomes and an increase in the price of a substitute good
Bdecrease in consumer incomes and an increase in the price of the good
Can increase in consumer incomes and an increase in the price of a substitute good
Dan increase in consumer incomes and an increase in the price of the good

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About This A-Level Economics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) May/June 2019 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of The Market System and Market Failure and is worth 1 mark.

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