The major factor contributing to lower prices for many farm products in 1998 and 1999 was:

A. A rise in the cost of farm equipment

B. A drop in the value of farmland prices

C. Greater demand for food and higher interest costs

D. Reduced export demand and strong crop production

D. Reduced export demand and strong crop production

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This figure displays the choices being made by two coffee shops: Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts. Both companies are trying to decide whether or not to expand in an area. The area can handle only one of them expanding, and whoever expands will cause the other to lose some business. If they both expand, the market will be saturated, and neither company will do well. The payoffs are the additional profits (or losses) they will earn.The outcome of the game in the figure shown predicts that Starbucks will earn profits of:

A. -$1 million. B. -$2 million. C. $2 million. D. $0 million.

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