The government, not the market, deciding what gets produced leads to producing many items consumers don’t want.

The market forces regulate production to align with the supply. As demand increases, the supply is increased to meet the new demands. when the government controls production there may be a surplus of goods that are not needed and a scarcity of basic goods. The economic principles that inform production may be undermined by political agendas. 

Ibelieve the answer is (a) true.