Which of the following examples illustrate why even the 1,826 billionaires in the world face scarcity? 1. Mark Zuckerberg wants everyone in the world to have Internet access. 2. Donald Trump ran for the job of President of the United States. 3. Bill Gates wants to eradicate malaria. 4. George Soros thinks China will implode. 5. Warren Buffet is a successful fund manager. 6. Sergey Brin wants the content of every book ever published to be available to a Google search. The examples above that illustrate scarcity are numbered 2, 4, and 6 O 1, 3, and 6 1, 3, and 5 2, 4, and 5

Which of the following examples illustrate why even the 1,826 billionaires in the world face scarcity? 1. Mark Zuckerberg wants everyone in the world to have Internet access. 2. Donald Trump ran for the job of President of the United States. 3. Bill Gates wants to eradicate malaria. 4. George Soros thinks China will implode. 5. Warren Buffet is a successful fund manager. 6. Sergey Brin wants the content of every book ever published to be available to a Google search. The examples above that illustrate scarcity are numbered 2, 4, and 6 O 1, 3, and 6 1, 3, and 5 2, 4, and 5

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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