Question ID:PT39 S4 Q23 Passage:Editorial:  Given the law of supply and demand, maximum total utility is assured only in a pure free market economy, although other types of economies might be able to achieve it. Obviously, then, a country that has a highly controlled economy, and is not trying to bring about a pure free market economy, is not acting in the way that is most likely to bring about maximum total utility. Stem:The editorial's argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it Correct Answer Choice:DChoice A:presumes, without providing justification, that any country that does not have a pure free market economy has a highly controlled economy Choice B:presumes, without providing justification, that the way in which utility is distributed is less important than the total amount of utility Choice C:fails to consider that the way most likely to achieve a particular end may not be the only way to achieve that end Choice D:presumes, without providing justification, that trying to bring about a condition that will ensure the achievement of an end must always be the way most likely to achieve that end Choice E:ignores the possibility that a pure free market economy will have serious drawbacks that outweigh the benefits of maximum total utility