SI : People very seldom have everything they want. S6 : Our decisions indicate our scale of preferences and therefore our priorities. P : Usually we have to decide carefully how to spend our income. Q : They may all seem important, but their true importance can be measured by deciding which we are prepared to live without. R : When we exercise our choice, we do so according to our personal scale of preferences. S : In this scale of preferences essential commodities come first, then the kind o f luxuries which help us to be comfortable, and finally those non- essentials which give us personal pleasure. The proper sequence should be:
- AP S Q R
- BP R S Q
- CQ P S R
- DR P Q S
Explanation
The proper sequence is P-R-S-Q, option (b). People seldom have everything they want (S1). So they must decide carefully how to spend their income (P). Choices follow a personal scale of preferences (R). The scale runs from essentials to comforts to non-essentials (S). True importance is measured by what one is prepared to live without (Q), and decisions thus reveal priorities (S6).