Frank and Samantha just received a large inheritance when Samantha's grandmother passed away. Samantha said she wanted to use the money to build a room addition onto their house. Frank said he wanted to buy a more fuel-efficient car. Which of the following is true about this situation?
A) This is an example of conflict because it involves an expressed struggle.
B) This is an example of conflict because it involves scarce resources.
C) This is an example of conflict because it involves incompatible goals.
D) All of these are true.

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This situation involves an expressed struggle (Samantha and Frank want to use the money for different things), scarce resources (they only have a certain amount of money to spend), and incompatible goals (the goal of building a room addition conflicts with the goal of buying a more fuel-efficient car). Therefore, all three options are true.

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