If sugar and Nutrasweet are substitutes, then we can be certain that a decrease in the price of sugar will lead to an increase in the consumption of:

A. Nutrasweet only.
B. sugar and Nutrasweet.
C. sugar only.
D. None of the statements is correct.


Answer: C

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