Public Choice Analysis Suggests That Bureaucrats and Public-Sector Managers Have

question 118

Multiple Choice

Public choice analysis suggests that bureaucrats and public-sector managers have a strong incentive to

• A) economize on their spending so more funds will be available for other government programs.
• B) ensure that their budget is exactly the size that would be considered economically efficient.
• C) expand their budgets to sizes beyond what would be considered economically efficient.
• D) keep individual legislators fully informed as to every expenditure.

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Slope-Intercept Form

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Line

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