To Justify the Subsidies It Has Received from European Governments,The

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Multiple Choice

To justify the subsidies it has received from European governments,The Airbus Company has used all of the following arguments except:

• A) Its subsidies have prevented U.S.aircraft firms from holding a world-wide monopoly
• B) U.S.aircraft firms have benefited from military-sponsored programs of the U.S.government
• C) Airbus' subsidies were totally repaid as the firm realized profits on its aircraft sales
• D) Without subsidies to Airbus,Europe would be dependent on the United States as a supplier of aircraft

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