According to the department of agriculture, net farm income will fall from $91.1 billion in 2014 to $58.3 billion in 2015, a 36 percent drop and the largest percentage decline since 1983. falling prices on corn and soybeans are responsible for a portion of the decline in income, as are lower prices for dairy products, hogs, and chickens. the usda is, however, predicting lower production costs due to falling prices for energy, seed, fertilizer, and pesticides. source: jesse newman, "u. s. farm income to fall to lowest level in nine years," wall street journal, august 25, 2015.all else equal, the lower production costs should offset some of the falling income and

a. keep prices from falling to an even lower level.
b. keep profits from falling to an even lower level.
c. prevent losses from occurring in the agricultural sector.
d. reduce the equilibrium quantity of agricultural output.