A weekend market is offering $2 cups of coffee at one stall and free pizza at another stall. Thinking like an economist at this market, you would consider:
Which of the above statements are true:
Only 1 is true. |
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Only 2 is true. |
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Both 1 and 2 are true. |
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Both 2 and 3 are true. |
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All three are true. |
Option 4
As pizza is offered free, it cannot be a scarce good, whereas Coffee is offered at $2 could be sometimes scarce.
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