Scenario: Learning the American Way

Multiple Choice

Scenario: Learning the American Way
Sergei Chernovl is a Russian exchange student. To learn more about how a market economy functions, Sergei is writing a research paper comparing business in Russia with business in the United States.
-Sergei knows that an important factor in a market-based economy is privately operated companies. As Russia goes through the privatization process, its main objective is to ________.

A) increase tax revenues and productivity
B) increase employment and capital productivity
C) increase social welfare and land productivity
D) increase economic efficiency, boost labor productivity, and raise living standards