Which of the Following Statements Most Accurately Identifies a Serious

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements most accurately identifies a serious limitation of the free-market economic system?

A) Free-market economies have been unable to create wealth as rapidly as other types of economic systems.
B) Free-market economies offer little opportunity for the poor to work their way out of poverty.
C) Free-market economies result in a very unequal distribution of wealth.
D) Free-market economies often are plagued by shortages of needed consumer goods.