What is the likely economic result of the following scenario? Recently there has been a rise in the number of teenage girls in the country as well as a strong increase in clothing sales.

More teenage girls and stronger clothing sales are likely to increase demand for clothing. If more clothing is being bought, manufacturers will need more cotton as a raw material, so cotton producers will likely need to grow more crops to meet that demand. This supports choice D, “The cotton industry will need to produce more crops next year to keep up with the demand.”

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