Which feature is characteristic of a market economy?

a) government provides basic goods.

b) self-interest motivates buyers.

c) people have less economic freedom.

d) people have no property rights

The answer is B.

The 5 characteristics of a market economy are ability to own private property, freedom of economic choice, motivation by self interest, competition and limited government intervention. A sounds more socialist, as that would imply the government supplies the people with goods such as food, instead of leaving it to private enterprise.

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Characteristic of a market economy is self-interest motivates buyers.  

A Market economy is an economic system regulated by supply and demand, not the government. Most of the resources, equipment, buildings, goods, and services in a market economy own by individual and private business. Most economic decisions are made by buyers and sellers, not the government.

Characteristics of market economy are:  

Another type of economic system is a market economy, traditional economy, and a mixed economic system. Nowadays, many command economies began adding aspects of the market economy, we call it a mixed economic system.

The goal of the command economy

Characteristic of a command economy

The function of the economic system

Keywords: command economy, central government, characteristic of a command economy, economic system

explanation: i am going to tell you a lie dont know i just wanted to answer lol

the answerr would be 1