Which of the Following Best Describes the Main Problem Faced

question 124

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the main problem faced by farms in the long run?

• A) Lagging technology has decreased the productivity of farmers and therefore resulted in low farm prices and incomes.
• B) The highly inelastic nature of agricultural demand has caused small year-to-year fluctuations in farm output to result in highly unstable farm incomes.
• C) The supply of farm products has increased relative to the demand for them, and, because demand is inelastic, farm prices and incomes have therefore declined.
• D) The demand for farm products has increased relative to their supply, but the highly elastic nature of agricultural demand has caused these shifts to result in declining farm incomes.

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