Why Is Calling Long Distance Often More Expensive on Weekdays

question 7

Multiple Choice

Why is calling long distance often more expensive on weekdays between 8 am and 5 pm than in the evening hours?

• A)Telephone companies hope to discourage customers from calling long distance during the day to keep their labour costs down.
• B)The cost of making long-distance connections is higher during the day than in the evenings.
• C)Businesses who must call suppliers or customers during business hours have few alternatives and therefore have an inelastic demand during the workday compared to after-work hours.
• D)Increasingly, businesses who must call suppliers or customers during business hours resort to the Internet, thereby reducing demand for long-distance calls.To make up for this fall in demand, telephone companies charge higher rates.

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