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Suppose people like potatoes and rice equally well. Potatoes are sold in bags and rice is sold in boxes. If a freeze destroys the potato crop, which of the following statements is true?

The quantity demanded of bags will increase.
The quantity demanded of boxes will increase.
The demand for bags will increase.
The demand for boxes will decrease.
The demand for boxes will increase.

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The demand for boxes will increase.
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