Write the Word or Phrase That Best Completes Each Statement $125 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }$

question 354

Multiple Choice

Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
-Coffee is best enjoyed at a temperature of $125 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }$ . A restaurant owner wants to discover the temperature $\mathrm { T }$ at which he should serve his coffee so that it will have cooled to this ideal temperature in 3 minutes. He discovers that a cup of coffee served at $199 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }$ cools to $181 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }$ in one minute when his restaurant is at $69 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }$ . If he maintains the restaurant temperature at $69 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }$ , at what temperature should he serve the coffee to meet his goal?

• A) \(157 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }\)
• B) \(177 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }\)
• C) \(199 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }\)
• D) \(152 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F }\)

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Definitions:

Equilibrium Quantity

The amount of goods or services supplied and demanded at the equilibrium price, where the quantity supplied equals the quantity demanded.

Demand Increases

A situation in which the quantity of a product or service that consumers are willing and able to buy at a specific price rises.

Price Restrictions

Regulations or limits placed on the price level for goods and services, often by a government to control inflation or protect consumers.

Excess Demand

A situation in an economic market where the quantity demanded of a good or service exceeds the quantity supplied at the current price.