A tariff has been placed on sisal, a plant that is used to produce sisal rugs. Wool rugs are a substitute in consumption for sisal rugs. If the price of wool rugs increases and the effect of this is greater on the demand for sisal rugs than the impact of the tariff on supply, what happens to the equilibrium price and quantity of sisal rugs?
A) Price increases, and quantity decreases.
B) Price decreases, and quantity increases.
C) Price increases, and quantity increases.
D) Price decreases, and quantity decreases.
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