Government Expenditures on Goods and Services Include I) the New

question 243

Multiple Choice

Government expenditures on goods and services include i) the New York City Library's purchase of new books
Ii) Washington D.C.'s purchase of gas for its city buses
Iii) California's payment of wages to prison guards.

• A)i and ii
• B)i and iii
• C)ii and iii
• D)i, ii and iii
• E)i only

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