Economics is the study of ?
Correct answer: C. how society decides what how and for whom to produce
- A. Production technology
- B. Consumption decisions
- C. how society decides what how and for whom to produce
- D. the best way to run society
Explanation
Economics studies how scarce resources are allocated among unlimited wants, including what to produce, how to produce it, and for whom. The other options describe only parts of this broader allocation problem.
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