A firm produces and sells two goods, A and B. Good A is known to have many close substitutes; good B makes up a significant portion of most families' budgets. A price increase for each good would most likely cause total revenues for good A to:
A. increase, and total revenues for good B to increase.
B. increase, and total revenues for good B to decrease.
C. decrease, and total revenues for good B to decrease.
D. decrease, and total revenues for good B to increase.
Answer: C
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