Issues in Economics Today 7th Edition by Robert Guell

Exercise 11

In determining whether the distribution of federal spending among various agencies was correct, an economist would want to make sure
A) that each agency manager got what (s)he thought was needed in that area.
B) that the last dollar spent in each area produced the same amount of social good.
C) that the average dollar spent in each area produced the same amount of social good.
D) that the total amount of money spent in each agency produced the same level of social good.