Scenario 4-1 In a Given Year, Country a Exported $12 Million Worth

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Scenario 4-1
In a given year, country A exported $12 million worth of goods to country B and $6 million worth of goods to country C; country B exported $4 million worth of goods to country A and $7 million worth of goods to country C; and country C exported $5 million worth of goods to country A and $2 million worth of goods to country B.
-Which of the following is true of fiscal spending at the federal, state, and local levels of the U.S. government?

• A)In 2009, total government spending equalled around $1 billion.
• B)Investment expenditure in the U.S. exceeds the total spending at all levels of government.
• C)Government spending at federal, state, and local levels declined steadily from the 1960s until about 1980.
• D)Through the 1950s and 1960s, the U.S. government maintained a balanced budget.
• E)Federal government spending exceeds state and local government spending in the U.S.

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