Which of the Following Statements Is True About the Federal

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about the federal government?

• A) Not many goods and services are used by the federal government.
• B) Much of the federal government's buying is decentralized.
• C) No single federal agency contracts for all the government's requirements,and no single buyer in any agency purchases all that the agency needs.
• D) The U.S.federal government buys goods and services worth less than $875 million per year.

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Price Decline

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Zero-Coupon Bond

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