Which of the following statements best demonstrates the constraints under which individual consumers and society as a whole operate?

a. Only the individual opportunity set (or budget constraint) demonstrates the constraints under which individual consumers and society as a whole operate.
b. Only the social production possibilities frontier demonstrates the constraints under which individual consumers and society as a whole operate.
c. Neither the individual opportunity set (budget constraint) nor the social production possibilities frontier demonstrates the constraints under which individual consumers and society as a whole operate.
d. Both the individual’s opportunity set (and budget constraint) and the social production possibilities frontier show the constraints under which individual consumers and society as a whole operate.


d. Both the individual’s opportunity set (and budget constraint) and the social production possibilities frontier show the constraints under which individual consumers and society as a whole operate.

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