Papayas and Grapefruit Are Substitute Goods

question 127

Multiple Choice

Papayas and grapefruit are substitute goods. A drought in California destroyed a good portion of the grapefruit crop. Ceteris paribus,

• A) the price of both papayas and grapefruit will increase.
• B) the price of both papayas and grapefruit will fall.
• C) the price of grapefruit will increase, and the price of papayas will fall.
• D) the price of grapefruit will fall, and the price of papayas will increase.

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