Question

a store is trying to advertise a new flavor of ice cream. to encourage people to try it, they put a sign out that says \free pints to first 50 people that ask for it.\ which allocation strategy is being used to allocate the ice cream?

• first - come first - served
• competition
• force
• authority

Explanation:

The "first - come first - served" allocation strategy means that resources are given to those who arrive or ask first. In this case, the store is giving free ice cream pints to the first 50 people who ask for it, which fits the definition of first - come first - served. The "competition" strategy would involve people competing (like in a contest) to get the resource, "force" would involve taking the resource by force, and "authority" would involve an authority figure deciding who gets it, none of which match this scenario.

Answer:

A. first - come first - served