A Major Reason for the Cost Overruns in Big-Ticket Items

A major reason for the cost overruns in big-ticket items that plague military spending is that

A) most spending programs are indexed to the inflation rate.
B) the number of items produced is typically quite large.
C) gold-plating practices have been outlawed by Congress.
D) military chiefs want the best weapons that money can buy.
E) most spending programs are approved by industrial leaders.