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ECS1501 Assignment 01 solution 2023Exam (elaborations) ECS1501 - Economics IA (ECS1501) Economics for South African Students, ISBN: 9780627033421 $2.92   Add to cart

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ECS1501 Assignment 01 solution 2023Exam (elaborations) ECS1501 - Economics IA (ECS1501) Economics for South African Students, ISBN: 9780627033421

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3/8/23, 7:59 PM Assessment 1: Attempt review

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What is the economic problem of scarcity?


The existence of unlimited resources.
The availability of limited resources.
The ability to satisfy all needs and wants.
The lack of choice between alternatives.



The economic or scarcity problem arises because the resources that we have available for the production of goods and services are limited, while
our needs and wants for goods and services are unlimited.




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What are the three main groups of resources classified in economics?


Natural resources, human resources, and financial resources.
Natural resources, human resources, and man-made resources.
Man-made resources, human resources, and capital resources.
Natural resources, social resources, and man-made resources.



Resources include everything in the world around us that we can use to produce goods and services to satisfy our needs and wants. It is
classified into the following three main groups:
· natural resources, such as land, water, minerals, animals and plants
· human resources, such as entrepreneurs or labour such as economists, builders, architects, accountants, lawyers and cleaners
· man-made resources such as machines and infrastructure that are available to use to produce goods – in economics we call these resources
capital.




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What is the definition of economics according to Lionel Robbins?


The study of wants and resources.
The study of scarce resources to satisfy unlimited wants.
The study of the use of scarce resources to satisfy unlimited wants.
The science which studies human behaviour as a relationship between ends and scarce means which have alternative uses.



"Economics is the science which studies human behaviour as a relationship between ends and scarce means which have alternative uses."




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