Which of the following situations would not be supported by a government practicing a mercantilist economic system? a. the country's citizens support laws protecting domestic industries from foreign competition. b. the country's navy uses imported wood and steel to build its ships. c. the country's largest businesses successfully sell goods in foreign markets. d. the country's wealthiest citizens refuse to purchase luxury goods from other countries.

The correct answer is B) the country’s navy uses imported wood and steel to build its ships.

The situation that would not be supported by a government practicing a mercantilist economic system is “the country’s navy uses imported wood and steel to build its ships.”

The mercantilist economic system accepts and supports government intervention to regulate the economy of a country, making the State the generator and supervisor of the economic policies at the expense of other nations. It was the type of economic system used in Western Europe from the 16th to the 18th century. That is the reason why the situation that would not be supported by a government practicing a mercantilist economic system is the country’s navy uses imported wood and steel to build its ships.  

by creating a labor shortage that pushed the continent toward a market economy