An important function of the price system is to

  • A ensure that producers' profits remain high
  • B guarantee full employment of resources
  • C allocate resources to most productive uses
  • D protect the economic interests of government
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The correct answer is C. allocate resources to most productive uses

The distribution of scarce resources among competing producers is one of the main functions of price mechanism. Those indus­tries which can offer the highest prices for the factors of production are able to attract supplies.

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