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Problem on public demand

In the year of 1996 McDonald's introduced its Arch Deluxe hamburger, which failed to catch on with the public and was subsequently dropped from the menu. This failure illustrates the idea of: A) consumer sovereignty. B) technological change. C) downsloping demand. D) specialization.

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