merchants and mercantilism developed speculative markets based on attempting to influence buyer behavior through attractive pricing of commodities, handmade goods, and luxury items, leading to the development of what modern speculative activity?

answer: d. characteristics of guests

explanation: it is directly related to the spending characteristics of attendees who fall into each of these categories:

a recipe serves 8 people, and calls for 5 lbs of apples and 2 cups of flour. you want to prepare it for 24 people. divide 24 by 8 to get 3, and then multiply your ingredients by 3.

so for 24 people, you'll need 15 lbs of apples, and 6 cups of flour.

answer; sensory adaptation;

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