Explain why imperfect and asymmetric information may lead to market failure in the market for food.
Market Imperfections — AQA Past Paper Questions
3 questions on Market Imperfections (AQA specification 1.8.6) from the A-Level Economics papers, 2020–2024. Every question links to the official mark scheme at the page its answer begins on.
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Extract B (lines 8–10) states: ‘many companies intentionally make it difficult to repair their products in order to increase sales. This is both economically inefficient and environmentally foolish; it imposes costs on the environment even though it may make sense for individual companies.’ With the help of a diagram, explain how the production of goods which are designed not to last long may result in market failure.
Explain why imperfect information can lead to market failure.
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