Why Do Economists Use Assumptions

question 64

Multiple Choice

Why do economists use assumptions?  

• A) to diminish the chance of wrong answers 
• B) to make the world easier to understand 
• C) because all scientists make assumptions 
• D) to make certain that all necessary variables are included

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