B.) Companies believe that the product's selling price will go up.
Explanation:
A case of supply and demand. When there are fewer goods available, and the demand is high, the company will profit more with rising sales prices. A prime example is with car fuel: the prices raised in the U.S., but because people like traveling and they need to go places, gasoline companies gain a larger profit from the sale of pricy gas.
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