The Expression "There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

question 156

Multiple Choice

The expression "There's no such thing as a free lunch" means

• A) in an exchange, if one person gains, someone else must lose.
• B) each person must pay for exactly what he or she receives.
• C) the use of resources to meet one need means that those resources can no longer be used to meet another need.
• D) in an exchange, if one person gains, someone else must lose and equal amount.

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