Allocating Resources Is One of the Five Basic Activities (Functions)

question 119

True/False

Allocating resources is one of the five basic activities (functions) performed by managers.

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Definitions:

Rationing Function

The ability of market prices to distribute scarce goods and services among consumers based on willingness and ability to pay.

Marginal Utility

Marginal utility is the additional satisfaction or benefit gained from consuming one more unit of a good or service, which tends to decrease as more units are consumed.

Individual Demand

This refers to the quantity of a good or service that a single consumer is willing and able to purchase at various prices, holding other factors constant.

Normal Good

A type of good for which demand increases when income increases, and falls when income decreases, but price remains constant.