Question

use the cause and effect table to answer the question.
cause and effect of crop overproduction on farm income

cause	effect

which cause best completes the table?
(1 point)

• farmers overproduced crops in an effort to recover their losses.
• farmers borrowed against future production to expand their farms.
• farmers neglected to take advantage of good growing conditions
• farmers knew little of the government’s generous farming policies

Explanation:

The question links a cause to the effect of falling farm income and plummeting crop prices. Overproducing crops increases supply; per basic supply-demand principles, higher supply (with unchanged demand) lowers prices, which reduces farm income. The other options do not directly lead to this specific effect: borrowing to expand does not directly cause price drops, neglecting good conditions would reduce supply (raising prices), and lack of knowledge of farm policies is unrelated to this supply-driven price/income change.

Answer:

Farmers overproduced crops in an effort to recover their losses.