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What was the relationship between how much food was available to how much it cost during the Depression?
(A) When there was less food to buy, the price of food rose because people were willing to spend more
money on it.
(B) When there was less food to buy, the price of food dropped because the government forced farmers to
lower their prices,
(C) When there was more food to buy, the price of food rose because farmers had more control of the
prices.
(D) When there was more food to buy, the price of food dropped because the government bought all the
food in bulk and distributed it for free,