Why Is It Necessary for All Economic Systems to Not

question 143

Multiple Choice

Why is it necessary for all economic systems to not only provide people with goods and services,but also restrict them from getting as much of these goods and services as they wish?

• A) Failure to do this could reduce the efficiency of the system by producing some goods and services that are not as highly valued as others.
• B) Failure to do this could lead to an inequitable allocation of goods and services produced.
• C) Failure to do this could lead to drastic shortages of good and services.
• D) Failure to do this could reduces efficiency and leads to an inequitable allocation of output.

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Definitions:

Supply Curve

A graphical representation that shows the relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity of that good or service that suppliers are willing to offer for sale.

Perfectly Elastic

A situation in economics where the quantity demanded or supplied changes by an infinite amount in response to any change in price; horizontal demand or supply curve.

Elastic in the Long Run

Describes a situation where the quantity demanded or supplied of a good or service responds significantly to price changes over a longer period.

Telephone Service

A communication service provided through electrical transmission of voice, fax, or other information.