Consider the following two final consumer goods: Good W requires the inputs of raw material R and intermediate goods S and T. Good X requires the inputs of raw material R and intermediate goods U and V. If demand for Good W increases and demand for Good X decreases, which of the following out comes is least likely()
A. Some of raw material R will be diverted away from the producers of Good X.
B. The price of Good U will decrease and the price of Good S will increase.
C. More resources will be devoted to producing Good W and less to producing Good T.
参考答案:C
解析:
If demand for Good W increases and demand for Good X decreases, the market will allocate more resources to producing Good W and the goods that go into producing Good W (that is, Good S and Good T) , and less to producing Good X and the goods that go into producing Good X (that is, Good U and Good V). Changes in the relative prices of all these goods are the signal that tells their producers where to direct resources. Prices will increase for goods W, S and T while prices decrease for Goods X, U and V.