If the Supply of Oceanfront Lots Is Fixed and Perfectly

question 219

Multiple Choice

If the supply of oceanfront lots is fixed and perfectly inelastic,

• A)the demand for the resource determines its price and the level of economic rent
• B)the supply of the resource determines its price and the level of economic rent
• C)the supply of the resource determines its price and the demand for the resource determines the level of economic rent
• D)the demand for the resource determines its price and the supply of the resource determines the level of economic rent
• E)the supply curve is horizontal

Understand the fundamental role of utilities in economic theory.

Acknowledge that using resources for one purpose reduces their availability for other purposes.

Learn about the economizing problem of allocating limited resources to satisfy unlimited wants.

Appreciate the role of assumptions in economic modeling and the scientific method in economics.

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