A main factor behind the president's decision to extend relief to steel firms in the form of trigger prices was that:

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The prompt states that the president's decision to extend relief to steel firms in the form of trigger prices was due to the fact that dumping complaints can be time consuming and expensive to implement. This suggests that the president saw trigger prices as a more efficient option for providing relief to steel firms. Option B is not relevant to the prompt as it pertains to the outlawing of subsidies to steel firms, not trigger prices. Option C is incorrect as trigger prices have been shown to have some deadweight welfare loss. Option D is also not relevant to the prompt as it pertains to orderly marketing agreements, not trigger prices.

A Main Factor Behind the President's Decision to Extend Relief