Recall the Application about the policies used by the European Union to support the agricultural sectors of is member countries to answer the following question(s). According to this Application, in recent years the European Union has reformed its agriculture policies by reducing or eliminating minimum prices. Ceteris paribus, these policy reforms would ________ excess supply by ________ prices.

A. reduce; raising
B. reduce; lowering
C. increase; raising
D. increase; lowering


Answer: B

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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