Assume that a country produces only cloth and rice. Cloth production requires significant amounts of labor and capital, but relatively less land. Assume that rice production requires relatively less labor and capital, but relatively large amounts of land. If there is an increase in the country's endowments of capital and labor, the Rybczynski theorem predicts that:
A. the production of cloth will increase, but that of rice will remain unchanged.
B. the production of both rice and cloth will increase.
C. the production of cloth will increase, but that of rice will decline.
D. the production of rice will increase, but that of cloth will remain unchanged.
Answer: C
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