Labor with a particular skill level and training is used in only two industries: grape cultivation and cranberry cultivation.Which of the following is likely to cause an increase in the demand for this type of labor?
A)improved technology that leads to more efficient machines for grape picking
B)publication of a report asserting that drinking two glasses of grape or cranberry juice every day improves digestion and heart health
C)a report by the USDA that an increasing proportion of imported grapes are contaminated with unacceptable pesticides
D)a decrease in the amount of land used for growing cranberries

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The publication of the report asserting the health benefits of grape and cranberry juice is likely to increase demand for these fruits and therefore increase the demand for labor in grape and cranberry cultivation. None of the other options would necessarily lead to an increase in demand for this type of labor. Option A suggests that improved technology could make grape picking more efficient, but this would likely decrease the demand for labor rather than increase it. Option C suggests a decrease in demand for imported grapes, but this would not necessarily translate to an increase in demand for domestically grown grapes or the labor required to cultivate them. Option D suggests a decrease in the amount of land used for growing cranberries, which would likely decrease the demand for labor rather than increase it.

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