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What is the central economic problem that all societies face?

  • Coordinating production and consumption through prices
  • Deciding who gets to produce goods and services
  • Reconciling unlimited human wants with limited resources (correct)
  • Determining the optimal level of government intervention

In a command economy, how are decisions made about what, how, and for whom to produce?

  • By relying solely on consumer demand
  • Through a combination of markets and government intervention
  • Through a central planning office (correct)
  • By allowing the free market to operate without intervention

Which of the following statements about a free market economy is true?

  • There is some government intervention in resource allocation
  • Production and consumption are coordinated through a central planning office
  • The government determines the optimal level of intervention
  • Resources are allocated entirely through markets without government regulation (correct)

How do modern economies in the West typically operate?

<p>As mixed economies relying mainly on the market but with some government intervention (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between a command economy and a free market economy in terms of government regulation?

<p>In a command economy, resources are allocated by central government planning, while in a free market economy, there is no government regulation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of economy lies between a command economy and a free market economy?

<p>A mixed economy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the central economic problem according to the text?

<p>Reconciling society's ability to produce with people's unlimited demands (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In an industrial Western country, how are resources allocated?

<p>Through markets (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes a command economy from a free market economy?

<p>Central planning decisions vs. no government intervention (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes a mixed economy?

<p>Significant government intervention and reliance on markets (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What remains a problem of interest to economists in modern economies?

<p>The optimal level of government intervention (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are resources allocated in a free market economy?

<p>Entirely through markets (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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