If Economic Efficiency Is the Primary Goal in the Budget

If economic efficiency is the primary goal in the budget process, the task of budget allocation should be to allocate funds:

A) so the number of winners exceeds the number of losers.
B) to ensure reelection and/or continue public support for programs.
C) among programs until one dollar moved to any program yields a return to society greater than or equal to the loss from the program from which the dollar was removed
D) to programs that produce the highest benefits.