If French consumers spend 720 billion euros on consumption goods but French producers only produced 700 billion euros of consumption goods, then

a. French exports must have increased by 20 billion euros
b. wanted inventories in France end up sold as consumption goods
c. actual investment will be more than intended investment
d. actual investment will be the same as intended investment
e. intended investment will be realized


B

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