Many households choose margarine instead of butter for spreading on bread. The demand for butter decreases and fewer packs are sold. No other market conditions change.
Which change is most likely to account for this?
The price of margarine rose
The cost of producing butter fell
The cost of producing butter rose
The price of margarine fell
236 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Economics 1.3 How prices are determined, covering 1.3.1a Demand and the factors that influence it, 1.3.1b The demand curve, 1.3.2a Supply and the factors that influence it, 1.3.2b The supply curve, 1.3.3a Determining equilibrium price, 1.3.3b Applying diagrams and showing revenue, 1.3.4a Complements and substitutes, 1.3.4b Effects of changes on related markets, 1.3.5a Price elasticity of demand, 1.3.5b Factors affecting price elasticity of demand, 1.3.5c Measuring PED and its implications, 1.3.6a Price elasticity of supply, 1.3.6b Factors affecting price elasticity of supply, and 1.3.6c Measuring PES and its implications. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.