Lawn Boy manufactures 13 models of walk-behind lawn mowers and 6 of types of riding mowers. Even though lawn mowers is a product category that does not sell year round, sales remain steady all year because Lawn Boy sells to wholesale distributors that stock the product. Its wholesale distributors are helping to overcome a(n) discrepancy.

Which of the following best explains the purpose of protectionist trade policies such as tariffs and subsidies? a. they make sure that governments have enough money to pay for fiscal policies. b. they give foreign competitors access to new markets around the world. c. they allow producers to sell their products more cheaply than foreign competitors. d. they enable producers to purchase productive resources from everywhere in the world.