Suppose you are the manager of Big Boards, a firm that produces particle board. To make your particle board, you purchase sawdust from timber farms. During the process of harvesting timber, both lumber and sawdust are produced. If the demand for lumber increases, this will cause the production of sawdust to ________ and the price of sawdust to ________.
A) decrease; fall
B) increase; fall
C) increase; rise
D) decrease; rise
B) increase; fall
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