If the United States were to produce all of its own steel rather than importing large quantities of steel from other nations, the effect would be
A. to reduce steel prices because steel would not have to be transported as far.
B. to slow the economy by drawing resources steel away from other production.
C. to make steel consumers, such as auto manufacturers, better off.
D. to improve the well-being of foreign steel producers.
Answer: B
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