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Zorluk: OrtaDefinition and Scope of Economics

A textiles trader in Kano has a budget of ₦200,000\text{₦}200,000 and wants to buy both a modern sewing machine and additional fabric stock. However, because the total cost of both items is ₦350,000\text{₦}350,000, she chooses to purchase only the fabric stock after ranking her pressing needs. Which fundamental aspect of the definition and scope of Economics does this decision best illustrate?

  1. Economics studies human behavior as a relationship between unlimited ends and scarce means that have alternative uses.Cevap
  2. B
    Economics is primarily concerned with calculating the total money cost and financial expenditure incurred in business operations.
  3. C
    Economics focuses strictly on how government interventions cause an outward shift in a nation's production possibility curve.
  4. D
    Economics is defined exclusively as the scientific inquiry into the accumulation of physical wealth and material commodities.

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Economics studies human behavior as a relationship between unlimited ends and scarce means that have alternative uses.
The correct answer accurately states the widely accepted modern definition of Economics formulated by Lionel Robbins. The trader's situation highlights how human beings must choose between competing wants (ends) using limited funds (scarce means) that could be used for other purposes.

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1
Identify the key elements in the scenario
The trader has limited financial resources (₦200,000\text{₦}200,000) relative to her total desires (₦350,000\text{₦}350,000), forcing her to prioritize and select one item.
Recognizing scarcity and choice is the foundation of economic definitions.
2
Relate the scenario to formal economic definitions
Lord Lionel Robbins defined Economics in 1932 as 'the science which studies human behavior as a relationship between ends and scarce means which have alternative uses.'
The trader's funds represent scarce means with alternative uses, while the desired inventory items represent ends.
3
Evaluate the correct statement
The choice emphasizing human behavior, unlimited ends, and scarce means directly describes the core definition and scope of Economics.
It captures both the micro-level choice context and the universal scope of economic inquiry.

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