Risk-averse individuals like good things more than they dislike comparable bad things

When scarce goods are allocated according to some generally known criteria,

A) no one is discriminated against as long as the criteria are socially and legally accepted. B) people will compete to satisfy the criteria. C) rationing of scarce goods becomes unnecessary. D) surpluses almost inevitably appear.

In the Great Depression, the financial sector collapsed, as

A) banks engaged in ruinous competition. B) the stock market boomed, so people withdrew most of their funds from banks and invested heavily in stocks. C) the bond market boomed, so people withdrew most of their funds from banks and invested heavily in bonds. D) many banks closed.