Question ID:PT38 S4 Q4 Passage:The government-owned gas company has begun selling stoves and other gas appliances to create a larger market for its gas. Merchants who sell such products complain that the competition will hurt their businesses. That may well be; however, the government-owned gas company is within its rights. After all, the owner of a private gas company might well decide to sell such appliances and surely there would be nothing wrong with that.  Stem:Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify the reasoning above? Correct Answer Choice:AChoice A:Government-owned companies have the right to do whatever private businesses have the right to do. Choice B:A government should always take seriously the complaints of merchants. Choice C:Private businesses have no right to compete with government monopolies. Choice D:There is nothing wrong with a government-owned company selling products so long as owners of private companies do not complain. Choice E:There is nothing wrong with private companies competing against each other.