Economics Today: The Macro View, Student Value Edition (19th Edition)
Economics Today: The Macro View, Student Value Edition (19th Edition)
19th Edition
ISBN: 9780134478883
Author: Miller, Roger LeRoy
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.3LO
To determine

The prices and rationing

Concept introduction:

Price System- It is a essential foundation of any economic system whereby all goods and services and all factors of production are valued in terms of money. This value is its price and the key factor in the production and consumption decisions in the economy.

Rationing function of price- The control exerted by the economic forces of demand and supply to ensure proper distribution of the scarce resources and eliminating waste and thus inefficiency in the economy.

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