4. In microeconomics the two fundamental assumptions that resources are finite, buteconomic wants are insatiable are the basis for:O the production possibilities modelO the need to use the concept of "ceteris parabis" in microeconomic modelsO assuming that markets are competitive in the supply and demand modelO the concern with efficiency in microeconomics

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-. In microeconomics the two fundamental assumptions that resources are finite, but conomic wants are insatiable are the basis for: the production possibilities model the need to use the concept of "ceteris parabis" in microeconomic models assuming that markets are competitive in the supply and demand model the concern with efficiency in microeconomics

-. In microeconomics the two fundamental assumptions that resources are finite, but conomic wants are insatiable are the basis for: the production possibilities model the need to use the concept of "ceteris parabis" in microeconomic models assuming that markets are competitive in the supply and demand model the concern with efficiency in microeconomics

Brief Principles of Macroeconomics (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781337091985

Author:N. Gregory Mankiw

Publisher:N. Gregory Mankiw

Chapter2: Thinking Like An Economist

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