The Chronic Shortages of Goods in the Soviet Union Were

The chronic shortages of goods in the Soviet Union were:

A) caused by the CIA's manipulation of the Soviet currency.
B) limited to luxury items, like yachts and airplanes.
C) the result of too much defense spending that hoarded resources away from the production of consumer goods.
D) beneficial to the party elite who traded scarce goods for favors and other scarce goods.