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a nation’s well-being, governments have always been concerned with it. For
example, the United States and Canada have long produced surpluses that
complicate their economies. Surpluses tend to lower prices to farmers and
seriously endanger the agriculture industry. Governments have instituted systems
of price supports to maintain a fair price when surpluses cause prices to drop.
The system in the United States is a good example. A government program supports
the prices paid to farmers for grains, and other agricultural
products. Support prices are based on parity, which is the ratio between the prices farmers receive for their A. they throw the country into great disorder B. they entail more expenditure on the part of the government C. they usually involve direct governmental support price D. the government has to set up special pricing systems 更多"Directions: Read the following four"的相关试题: [单项选择] Directions: Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. Passage One
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