Economics is the study of scarcity. Scarcity exists because the society has unlimited needs and wants but the resources to satisfy these are unfortunately, not unlimited. That is why there is a certain cost to scarce things. The scarcer the thing is, the more its costs. Aside from scarcity, factors like production cost and capital affect the cost of a thing, commonly referred to as a good.
To my mind, the correct answer is (A). According to this passage, the reader has only access to Nicki´s feelings and emotions. It is not stated the men´s motivation for chasing Nicki.
C is the answer hope this helps
Discrimination means judging someone either for their race, religious beliefs and (or) gender.