If a bottle of soda and bottled juice are substitutes, when the price of soda rises
A) demand for bottled juice rises.
B) demand for bottled juice falls.
C) quantity of bottled juice demanded falls.
D) quantity of bottled juice demanded rises.
Answer: A
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A supply schedule is determined by the wishes of
A. sellers. B. buyers. C. sellers and buyers. D. neither sellers or buyers.