If Allison Drives to a Large City 100 Miles from Her

question 146

Multiple Choice

If Allison drives to a large city 100 miles from her small community to do her back-to-school shopping,this will:

• A)hurt Allison's community because Allison's spending will be income for people in the large city.
• B)hurt the city because Allison will take the goods that she purchases back home to her small town.
• C)help Allison's community because Allison's shopping in the big city leaves more goods for the other small-town residents to buy.
• D)help the city because people from small towns usually buy things that people in big cities don't want.

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