Explain the effect of scarcity on economics

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Which sentence best tells the effect of scarcity on economics? 

A. Scarcity shapes decisions about how to distribute goods. 

B. Because resources are scarce consumers buy fewer goods. 

C. Scarcity makes people work harder to make more money. 

D. The existence of scarce resources forces people to make choices. 

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