Which of the following would most likely increase the demand for peanut butter?
a. a decrease in the price of jelly, a good that is often used with peanut butter
b. the discovery that excessive consumption of peanut butter is harmful to one's health
c. crop failures that raise the price of peanuts
d. the invention of a new product that consumers think is a good substitute for peanut butter
A
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