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Date May 2018 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 18M.3.HL.TZ0.d.i
Level HL Paper 3 Time zone TZ0
Command term Describe Question number d.i Adapted from N/A
d.i.
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18M.3.HL.TZ0.d.i

The following information in parts (a) to (d) refers to the economy of Country Alpha.

Table 1

The graph below shows the short-run Phillips curve (SRPC) for Country Alpha.

The price of oil is expected to rise significantly, causing a sustained increase in energy costs.

Describe the likely effect of this sustained cost increase on the short-run Phillips curve (SRPC).

[1]

Markscheme

A shift to the right or vertical upward shift or an outward shift of SRPC is sufficient for [1].