Which of the following is consistent with the law of demand?

a. airplanes flew with moremore passengers after deregulation of airlinesderegulation of airlines.
b. an increase in the supply of orangesoranges causes a decrease in the consumption of orangesoranges.
c. a doublingdoubling of the price of salt led to a 5 percent dropdrop in the quantity of salt purchased.
d. the state of washingtonwashington has less appleapple regulation than californiacalifornia, and appleapple production is higher in californiacalifornia.

An electronics store is running a promotion where for every video game purchased, the customer receives a coupon upon checkout to purchase a second game at a 50% discount. the coupons expire in one year. the store normally recognized a gross profit margin of 40% of the selling price on video games. how would the store account for a purchase using the discount coupon?

Biochemical corp. requires $600,000 in financing over the next three years. the firm can borrow the funds for three years at 10.80 percent interest per year. the ceo decides to do a forecast and predicts that if she utilizes short-term financing instead, she will pay 7.50 percent interest in the first year, 12.15 percent interest in the second year, and 8.25 percent interest in the third year. assume interest is paid in full at the end of each year. a)determine the total interest cost under each plan. a) long term fixed rate: b) short term fixed rate: b) which plan is less costly? a) long term fixed rate plan b) short term variable rate plan

15. chef a insists that roux is the traditional thickener for bisque. chef b insists that it's rice. which chef is correct? a. neither chef is correct. b. both chefs are correct. c. chef b is correct. d. chef a is correct.