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A) There were fewer workers in plasma TV manufacturing.
B) The price of LCD TVs (a substitute for plasma TVs) rose.
C) The price of LCD TVs (a substitute for plasma TVs) fell.
D) There was an advance in plasma TV manufacturing technology.


D

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