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How does scarcity determine the economic value of an item?
by the amount of goods that are produced
by the capital required to build the factory
by the unlimited wants of the consumers
by the resources consumed in production
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Answer: by the unlimited wants of the consumers.
Explanation: Economic value arises because wants are unlimited while resources are limited. When people desire more of an item than is freely available, that scarcity combined with demand gives it economic value. (Production amounts, capital costs, and resources used affect supply and price, but the root source of economic value is limited supply relative to unlimited wants.)
Explanation: Economic value arises because wants are unlimited while resources are limited. When people desire more of an item than is freely available, that scarcity combined with demand gives it economic value. (Production amounts, capital costs, and resources used affect supply and price, but the root source of economic value is limited supply relative to unlimited wants.)
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