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A-LevelEconomicsGovernment Microeconomic InterventionMay/June 2019Paper 1 Q141 Mark

Which of the following is a transfer payment?

Athe advertising expenditure of a firm
Bthe allowance given by a parent to their child while at school
Cthe rent paid to a land owner by a tenant farmer
Dthe wage paid to a worker in the government service

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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 Government Microeconomic Intervention and is worth 1 mark.

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