Producers Are Willing to Offer Greater Quantities for Sale at Higher

Producers are willing to offer greater quantities for sale at higher prices because

A) they have the incentive to pay the increasing opportunity cost of resources necessary to attract them from alternative uses
B) they will decrease their profits by expanding production at higher prices
C) the government orders them to do so
D) lower prices attract new firms, which have higher costs of production
E) they hire superior quality, higher-priced resources as production expands