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Homework Statement
Suppose that cotton is used to produce only two products, pillows and clothes. If the demand for pillows increases, what will happen to the price of clothes? Explain your answer. Assume that the laws of supply and demand hold.
Homework Equations
Laws of supply and demand
The Attempt at a Solution
Since pillow's demand increases, its price increases, which makes it profitable for pillow suppliers to raise output. The raise in output is equivalent to an increased demand for cotton, since cotton is an input for pillow production.
The increased demand for cotton is reflected in an increase in its price, which is partially borne by clothes manufacturers in the form of increased costs. These increased costs force clothing manufacturers to reduce supply, causing the price of clothes to increase.
Please tell me if I am correct.
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