Economic Allocation of Resources
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What motivates producers in a free-market economy to make decisions about what goods to produce?

  • Centralized planning directives
  • Social welfare concerns
  • Profit considerations (correct)
  • Government regulations
  • In a capitalist economy, how are decisions about the allocation of resources typically made?

  • Through the free-market price mechanism (correct)
  • Based on social welfare considerations
  • Through a centralized planning committee
  • By government officials
  • What branch of economic theory explains how the relative prices of goods are determined?

  • Microeconomic Theory (correct)
  • Marxist Theory
  • Socialist Theory
  • Macroeconomic Theory
  • What forces determine the production of goods and the allocation of resources in a free-market economy?

    <p>Demand and supply</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do some resources need to be allocated to war goods during times of conflict?

    <p>Scarcity of resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary basic economic problem that an economy faces?

    <p>What goods to produce to satisfy the wants of the people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does the problem of selecting goods for production arise?

    <p>As a result of the scarcity of resources relative to human wants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens if a society decides to produce a particular good in larger quantities?

    <p>Resources will be allocated from other goods to produce more of the chosen good</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why must an economy make choices about what goods to produce?

    <p>To determine how many resources should be allocated to each good</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does scarcity of resources affect the allocation of goods in an economy?

    <p>It necessitates choices on which goods should be produced and in what quantities</p> Signup and view all the answers

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