Explain the difference between human needs and wants

What will be an ideal response?


Needs are objectively undefinable. Needs are the essentials of life: food, clothing, water and shelter. They are basics of life you can't live without. Needs are things you have to have, items you can't do without. Wants are things you desire to increase your level of happiness. They are not absolutely necessary. Humans have unlimited wants, and so they cannot have all of them given limited resources.

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A budget constraint:

A. is the same across all individuals with the same income constraints. B. is different for each individual with the same income constraints. C. is the same across all individuals with the same tastes and preferences. D. is different for each individual with the same tastes and preferences.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Refer to the information provided in Figure 7.8 below to answer the question(s) that follow.  Figure 7.8Refer to Figure 7.8. If the price of capital is $20, then along isocost line AB total cost is

A. $300. B. $1,200. C. $2,400. D. indeterminate from this information, as the price of labor is not given.

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