Economics Is the Social Science That Studies

question 331

Multiple Choice

Economics is the social science that studies

• A) the real reasons people buy goods and services.
• B) the psychology of individuals and businesses.
• C) whether a nation has enough natural resources.
• D) how people make choices to cope with scarcity.
• E) how choices made in the social interest could eliminate scarcity.

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