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Answer: D - The cost of a popular holiday food the week before the holiday with which it is associated would not deviate from the standard relationship of supply and demand. Though the demand for popular holiday foods does increase tremendously before the holiday, suppliers generally aim to produce enough to meet the higher demand, keeping costs roughly the same as they would be at any other time. Over-production or sales promotions often lead to lowered prices for items in demand, in fact. The other situations are relatively rare or infrequent events that cause a consumer's average degree of need or “demand” to soar beyond standard practice, making those purchases some of the most costly a consumer may ever encounter.