The price of good A goes up. As a result, the demand for good B shifts to the left. From this we can infer that:

A) good A is used to produce good B.
B) good B is used to produce good A.
C) goods A and B are substitutes.
D) goods A and B are complements.
E) none of the above


D

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What will be an ideal response?

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