Question

How did the US government control price increases for scarce goods?
It set a price scale determining what different people could afford.
It established the Office of Price Administration.
It set new prices weekly depending on the availability of goods.
It established the War Production Board to study pricing of scarce goods.

Answer 1

It established the Office of Price Administration. The OPA set price controls and rationing during WWII to prevent inflation and manage scarce goods.