The basic goal of economics is:
a. determining how to distribute all that is produced in an economy.
b. addressing the scarcity problem created because the population’s desire for goods exceeds the ability to produce them.
c. controlling tastes and wishes so that there will be enough resources to produce all the goods and services that people want.
d. matching limited resources to people’s limited wants and needs.
e. controlling the effects of government actions.

8. problems and applications q8there are four consumers willing to pay the following amounts for haircuts, and there are four haircutting businesses with the following costs: consumers' willingness to payyvette: $35cho: $15sean: $45bob: $25firms' costsfirm a: $40firm b: $20firm c: $10firm d: $30each firm has the capacity to produce only one haircut.for should be given.which businesses should cut hair? check all that apply.firm afirm bfirm cfirm dwhich consumers should have their hair cut? check all that apply.bobchoseanyvettethe maximum possible total surplus is