Question

​Trade-offs force society to answer questions such as what goods and services will be​ produced, how will the goods and services be​ produced, and who will receive the goods and services produced. Which of the following countries has an economy where households and firms make these​ decisions?
A. The Soviet Union
B. Japan
C. Cuba
D. North Korea C

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Japan

Explanation:

Japan is the only country in the available options in which a free market economy operates, which means that households and businesses as economic agents are the ones who make the decisions about what goods and services are produced (this is where trade- offs occur as opportunity costs), this together with  market regulation in different levels by the State.

In countries such as the former Soviet Union, North Korea and Cuba, the state is responsible for planning the production of goods and services, which regulates and defines the production to which households and businesses (mostly state-owned) must stick.