Tariff protection

a. encourages the optimum use of scarce resources.
b. has no impact on use of scarce resources.
c. prevents the optimum use of scarce resources.
d. eliminates the scarcity of resources.


c. prevents the optimum use of scarce resources.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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