An increase in the price of a product will reduce the amount of it purchased because:

A. supply curves are upsloping.
B. consumers substitute relatively high-priced for relatively low-priced products.
C. the higher price means that real incomes have risen.
D. consumers will substitute other products for the one whose price has risen.


Answer: D

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