Refer to the World View article titled "North Korea's Food Shortage Grows." On a production possibilities curve between private and public goods, a decrease in military spending in an effort to increase food production could be represented as
A. A movement along the production possibilities curve toward more public goods.
B. A movement along the production possibilities curve toward more private goods.
C. A shift inward of the production possibilities curve.
D. A shift outward of the production possibilities curve.
Answer: B
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