Which of these describes the fundamental conflict of economics? a. the need for government control and the desire for an unregulated market b. the management of limited resources to satisfy unlimited wants c. the competition of different sellers in the marketplace d. the balance of supply and demand select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d

b. the management of limited resources to satisfy unlimited wants.

Explanation:

If the resources were unlimited, or the wants were limited,  it would be quite possible to satisfy every single need and want in an almost automatic way - there would be no need for economy as such. Unfortunately, that is not the case, so we need to find ways to assign all our limited resources. That's where the government, the markets, the economic agents and the supply and demand step in.

It is in the market where we are able to trade our goods for other goods (e.g.: we trade our money for apples) - we have something, we need another thing, so we trade what we do have for what we don't have.

You cannot ask for a very high price in exchange for your good, because no one would want to buy it from you - they'd rather go see if the competition has a better deal for them.

On the other hand, what if all the sellers agree to sell their goods at a fixed price, or what if somehow one of them becomes the sole owner of the good? The consumer wouldn't have much of a choice, then, so the market would stop being efficient - supply and demand might not be adequately balanced around their equilibrium price. That's were the government and the market regulations come into the picture.

So, as you can see, the fundamental conflict of economics is that there are not enough resources to satisfy all our unlimited wants.

The answer is B: the management of limited resources to satisfy unlimited wants

Explanation:

1   all nations face the problem of scarcity because there are limited resources and unlimited wants. nations do not have enough factors of production to produce everything that their population wants. entrepreneurial resources initiate businesses to make new goods and services; labor resources produce goods and services.

2 there are four factors of production: natural resources, labor resources, capital resources, and entrepreneurial resources. natural resources are raw materials from nature that are used to produce goods. trees, water, and grains are natural resources. some natural resources, such as wheat and cattle, are renewable

3 wants

things that you do not need to have in order to survive, but would like to have

needs

things that you must have in order to survive

goods

physical products

services

tasks that a business perform for customers

resources

items that people can use to make or obtain what they need or want

determine

to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possiblities

4 i really dont know