In the production of goods and services, trade—offs exist because

A) not all production is efficient.
B) society has only a limited amount of productive resources.
C) buyers and sellers often must negotiate prices.
D) human wants and needs are limited at a particular point in time.


B) society has only a limited amount of productive resources.

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