If orange juice prices fall by 25 percent next year, there will be a

A. rightward shift in the demand for pineapple juice.
B. rightward shift in the supply of pineapple juice.
C. leftward shift in the supply of pineapple juice.
D. leftward shift in the demand for pineapple juice.


Answer: D

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