
Economics Today: The Micro View (18th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133885071
Author: Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.1LO
To determine
To Discuss:
Problem of Scarcity
Concept Introduction:
The problem of choice arises due to problem of scarcity which states that the factors of production are limited but the wants are unlimited.
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Scarcity exists in every society and at all income levels because the human wants exceed the available resources.
The available resources are limited and have multiple uses with which whatever we can produce is not enough to satisfy the human wants.
Scarcity is the central problem of economy which gives birth to the problem of choice due to which the economy has to decide what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce.
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Chapter 2 Solutions
Economics Today: The Micro View (18th Edition)
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