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O-LevelEconomicsThe allocation of resources2281/13 · Oct/Nov 2023 · Q221 Mark

In high-income economies, cereal farming is highly productive but few workers are employed. What could have caused this employment situation?

Afall in world demand for cereals
Black of capital equipment
Cincreased mechanisation of agriculture
Dlarge-scale migration from rural areas

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C: increased mechanisation of agriculture

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The allocation of resources, O-Level Economics (syllabus 2281). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Economics, Oct/Nov 2023 Paper 1 Variant 3, question 22.

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