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

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A decrease in quantity demanded refers specifically to a movement along the demand curve in response to a change in price. It does not indicate a shift in the entire demand curve, which would be described as a decrease in demand. The other choices are irrelevant to the situation described in the question.

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