The president read a prepared speech but to answer questions from the press.

Refused

Explanation: If the President doesn't want to speak to the press, he is REFUSING.

:)

the economic activity signified in that scenario is a. production

in general, market production makes reference to the elaboration of a product or service which is destinated for economic purposes (to be sold) at money-price in a market. such product or service has to be principally tradable for money.

there is no money exchange involved in distribution, generalized reciprocity or balanced reciprocity.

i literally just read the book and studied it for months so i could you, but i need to know where these questions are coming from. they are too general.