If,in response to an increase in the price of pineapples,the quantity of pineapples demanded decreases,then economists would describe this as
A)an decrease in demand.
B)a decrease in quantity demanded.
C)a change in consumer income.
D)a decrease in consumers' taste for pineapples.

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A decrease in quantity demanded is a movement along the demand curve caused by a change in price. This is different from a decrease in demand, which would be a shift of the entire demand curve to the left, caused by some other factor such as a change in consumer income or taste for pineapples.

If,in Response to an Increase in the Price of Pineapples,the