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In March 2012,the state of California started requiring that all packaging for food and drink with the additive 4-methylimidazole (4-MI) be clearly labeled with a cancer warning.Because of this,both Pepsi and Coke changed their formula to eliminate 4-MI as an ingredient.If Pepsi and Coke did NOT change their formula,holding all else constant,what would have happened to the demand for these goods,assuming Pepsi and Coke were in a competitive market?

• A) The demand curves for both Pepsi and Coke would have shifted to the right,causing the price of both products to decrease and the profits for the companies to fall.
• B) The demand curves for Pepsi and Coke would have remained unchanged,but the price of both products would have decreased and the profits for the companies would have fallen.
• C) The demand curves for Pepsi and Coke would have decreased,but the prices and profits would not have changed.
• D) The demand curve for only one of them would change because Pepsi and Coke are substitutes.
• E) The demand curves for Pepsi and Coke would have shifted to the left,causing the price of both products to decrease and the profits for both companies to fall.

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