AS Paper 1, November 2020Introduction to Markets and Market Failure

AS Paper 1, November 2020, Q4(a)

In the diagram below, the government imposes a specific tax on a product. This shifts the supply curve from Supply to Supply . 1 2 Price Supply H Supply P 1 J P K P Demand O Q Q Quantity 1 2 The government’s tax revenue is shown by the area:

Multiple choice1 mark

Context

The UK Government uses a range of indirect taxes to affect the market prices and quantities of many goods and services.

AOP HQ
BP P HJ
CP P HK
DP P JK

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Specification topics

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