Calling Long Distance Is Often More Expensive on Weekdays Between

question 221

Multiple Choice

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

• A)Telephone companies hope to discourage customers from calling long distance during the day to keep their labor 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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Definitions:

Low-Pressure Gas

Gas at a pressure lower than the atmospheric pressure, often used in various industrial and commercial applications for its specific properties.

Refrigeration Cycle

The refrigeration cycle is a process that removes heat from a low-temperature reservoir and transfers it to a high-temperature reservoir, crucial in air conditioning and refrigeration systems.

Low-Side Pressure

Refers to the pressure in the low-pressure section of a refrigeration or air conditioning system.

High-Side Pressure

The pressure within the condenser side of a refrigeration or air conditioning system, often indicating the pressure of the refrigerant as it is condensed into a liquid.