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What is the main concern of economics regarding human wants?
What is the main concern of economics regarding human wants?
- To achieve maximum satisfaction with limited resources. (correct)
- To ensure resources are unlimited.
- To eliminate all human wants.
- To create equal distribution of wealth.
Which statement describes the relationship between human wants and productive resources?
Which statement describes the relationship between human wants and productive resources?
- Human wants are finite while resources are unlimited.
- Scarcity applies only to human wants and not to resources.
- Both human wants and productive resources are unlimited.
- Human wants are unlimited while productive resources are scarce. (correct)
Why is the economic problem significant in both developed and developing countries?
Why is the economic problem significant in both developed and developing countries?
- Developed countries have fixed levels of wants.
- Scarcity exists in all economies irrespective of their wealth. (correct)
- Developed countries do not experience scarcity.
- Only developing countries face economic problems.
What aspect complicates the scarcity of resources according to the content?
What aspect complicates the scarcity of resources according to the content?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a productive resource?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a productive resource?
What does the struggle for existence relate to in economic terms?
What does the struggle for existence relate to in economic terms?
What fundamental economic problem stems from the relationship between resources and wants?
What fundamental economic problem stems from the relationship between resources and wants?
In which economic system is the problem of scarcity also encountered, according to the content?
In which economic system is the problem of scarcity also encountered, according to the content?
What defines the economic problem of scarcity?
What defines the economic problem of scarcity?
Which of the following statements reflects the relationship between resources and production?
Which of the following statements reflects the relationship between resources and production?
Why do developed countries still face the problem of scarcity?
Why do developed countries still face the problem of scarcity?
What does the problem of choice entail in economics?
What does the problem of choice entail in economics?
According to the content, which of the following is a direct consequence of resource scarcity?
According to the content, which of the following is a direct consequence of resource scarcity?
What does Lord Robbins define economics as?
What does Lord Robbins define economics as?
How does the problem of choice affect production in society?
How does the problem of choice affect production in society?
What is implied by the statement that 'scarcity of resources requires efficient use of resources'?
What is implied by the statement that 'scarcity of resources requires efficient use of resources'?
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Study Notes
Economic Problem: Scarcity and Choice
- Economics focuses on achieving and using materials to satisfy human wants.
- Human wants are unlimited but resources are scarce, leading to the economic problem.
- This problem applies to individuals and societies.
- Scarcity necessitates choices about how to allocate limited resources to maximize satisfaction.
- All economic systems face this central problem.
Want vs. Resources
- Scarcity is a fundamental problem even in developed countries.
- Affluence has increased wants, creating a persistent gap between wants and resources.
- An example: If Americans lived modestly, their wants could be satisfied with existing resources.
Scarcity and Choice
- Scarcity necessitates choices about which wants to satisfy and how to allocate resources.
- This decision is about production quantity and resource allocation for maximum societal satisfaction.
- Lord Robbins defined economics as the study of human behavior in relation to scarce resources and their allocation.
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