ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

SCARCITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The principle that limited amounts of goods and services are available to meet unlimited wants and needs
A
Scarcity
B
Shortage
C
Empty Economy
D
Capital
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The principle of scarcity states that there are limited goods and services for unlimited wants. Thus, people need to make choices in order to satisfy the wants that are most important to them.

Detailed explanation-2: -The scarcity principle is an economic theory that explains the price relationship between dynamic supply and demand. According to the scarcity principle, the price of a good, which has low supply and high demand, rises to meet the expected demand.

Detailed explanation-3: -Scarcity falls into three distinctive categories: demand-induced, supply-induced, and structural.

Detailed explanation-4: -Demand-induced scarcity reflecting rising demand. Supply-induced scarcity caused by diminished supply. Structural scarcity attributable to mismanagement or inequality.

Detailed explanation-5: -It’s time to wrap things up, but before we go, always remember that the four factors of production-land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship-are scarce resources that form the building blocks of the economy.

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