Under the Target Price Program

question 66

Multiple Choice

Under the target price program,

• A)the government ends up buying the surplus product that results.
• B)taxpayers pay the difference between the price consumers pay and the target price.
• C)deficiency payments are made to both rich and poor farmers.
• D)the surplus that results is sometimes dumped or otherwise wasted.
• E)b and c

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