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The important feature(s) of Marshall's definition:

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Economics is a study of mankind in the ordinary business of life
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Economics is a marketable science of individual welfare
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Economics studies pre-requisites for wealth generation
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All of the above
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The correct option is D Economics is a study of mankind in the ordinary business of life
Alfred Marshall was a British economist who proposed the definition of welfare according to which economics is a science of creation of welfare for both human as well as society. Therefore, economics studies the ordinary business activities done by a man in daily life to generate wealth which is used to create welfare for both human and society.

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