In 1992, the Bilateral Agreement of the U

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Multiple Choice

In 1992, the bilateral agreement of the U.S. with the European Union regarding the subsidies for production of civil aircraft included that:

• A)direct government support for new airplane development are limited to one-tenth of the total development costs.
• B)indirect government support is limited to four percent of a firm's civil aircraft sales.
• C)only production but no marketing subsidies could be provided to the firm.
• D)subsidies could only be in the form of loans at a market rate of interest with a short repayment period.

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