Nicole knows her restaurant is understaffed today. She is hoping to get through the day without falling below her customers' , the difference between what her customers want and what they will accept before going elsewhere.
A) voice-of-customer quotient
B) empowerment standard
C) tangibles gap
D) zone of tolerance
E) quality gap

D) zone of tolerance.

Explanation:

Zone of tolerance: It defined as the service acceptance level of the customer beyond which the customer does not tolerate the service. it is an area between desired service and acceptable service, the acceptable service is the standard service in the market, which is made by advertisements and other communication sources.

In the given case, Nicole is able to deliver the acceptable service to the customer instead of being understaffed as she knows customer´s "zone of tolerance" before going elsewhere.

answer: in the short-run firms will respond by raising the price of turkey.

explanation: initially the long-run equilibrium is at a price of $5 per pound of turkey and a quantity of 50 million pounds per year. now, when webmd claims that a protein found in turkey will increase your expected lifespan by 4 years. the consumers demand for turkey will increase at every price shifting the demand curve to the right from d1 to d2. while, there will be no change in the supply curve in the short-run as it is not possible for producers to adjust supply so quickly. as a result the new equilibrium will occur at a higher price and a higher quantity of turkey.

thus, in the short run firms will respond by increasing the price of turkey, selling more quantity at a higher price and earning economic profits.