What Were the Terms of the "Cost-Plus" Contracts Offered by the U.S.government

question 15

Multiple Choice

What were the terms of the "cost-plus" contracts offered by the U.S.government to corporations during World War II?

• A) The corporations were guaranteed a profit from the sale of war materials to the U.S.government.
• B) Corporations were allowed to profit from sales to the U.S.government,but they could not keep factories built for the war effort.
• C) The U.S.government would provide no reimbursement to corporations for the sale of war materials.
• D) The U.S.government would pay corporations only for the cost of producing the materials.

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