Refer to Figure 29.2 for Farmer Smith with a price floor set above the market price.Assume the price support is located at the minimum point on the farmer's ATC curve.If this support is eliminated,all of the following will result except

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Eliminating the price support will result in the price returning to equilibrium, which will decrease the rate of return on invested capital. However, choices A, B, and C are expected outcomes of eliminating the price support: some farmers will leave the industry because they cannot operate at a lower price, farmers will begin to lose money as they sell at a lower market price, and fewer resources will be allocated to this market as it becomes less profitable.