If the Government Owes $10

question 12

Multiple Choice

If the government owes $10.0 trillion and then borrows $700 billion more this year,this leads to

• A)a debt of $700 billion and a deficit of $10.7 trillion.
• B)a debt of $10.7 trillion and a deficit of $700 billion.
• C)a debt of $9.3 trillion and a deficit of $700 billion.
• D)a debt of $10.0 trillion and a deficit of $9.3 trillion.
• E)a debt of $10.7 trillion and a deficit of zero.

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