The "Law of Demand" Predicts That, Other Things Being Equal

question 43

Multiple Choice

The "law of demand" predicts that, other things being equal

• A) an increase in the price of downloaded music decreases the demand for downloaded music.
• B) a decrease in the price of gasoline decreases the quantity of gasoline demanded.
• C) an increase in the price of pizza decreases the quantity of pizza demanded.
• D) an increase in the price of coffee decreases the quantity of tea demanded.

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Definitions:

First-In, First-Served

A service policy by which the requests of customers or the processing of items are attended to in the order that they arrive or are submitted, without other prioritizations.

Queue Discipline

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Finite Arrival Population

A scenario in queueing theory where the number of potential arrivals to a system is limited or fixed.

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