单选题 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.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】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.