+1 for D.
A. During the year following the tax increase, the pretax price of a pack of cigarettes did not increase by as much as it had during the year prior to the tax increase. --> negate: if we see price of cig increased as much as it had in the year prior to the tax, then it would explain why sales have decreased and they are being forced to lower their volume per cigarette package to make up for those that aren't buying the product. ELIMINATE.
B. The one percent fall in cigarette sales
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A. During the year following the tax increase, the pretax price of a pack of cigarettes did not increase by as much as it had during the year prior to the tax increase. --> negate: if we see price of cig increased as much as it had in the year prior to the tax, then it would explain why sales have decreased and they are being forced to lower their volume per cigarette package to make up for those that aren't buying the product. ELIMINATE.
B. The one percent fall in cigarette sales
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