Guns and Butter Are Used to Represent the Classic Societal

question 11

Multiple Choice

Guns and butter are used to represent the classic societal tradeoff between spending on

• A)durable and nondurable goods.
• B)imports and exports.
• C)national defense and consumer goods.
• D)law enforcement and agriculture.

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