Given a downsloping demand curve and an upsloping supply curve for a product, an increase in the price of a substitute good (from the buyer's perspective) will:
A. increase equilibrium price and quantity.
B. decrease equilibrium price and quantity.
C. increase equilibrium price and decrease equilibrium quantity.
D. decrease equilibrium price and increase equilibrium quantity.
Answer: A
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