For a firm to be able to engage in price discrimination, it must
A) face a downward sloping demand curve.
B) produce more than one product.
C) have customers of different levels of wealth and age.
D) have economies of scale.
Answer: A
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A) lenders gain 3% of the loan value. B) borrowers lose 3% of the loan value. C) lenders gain 1% of the loan value. D) borrowers gain 1% of the loan value.
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$200,000 on average. Passing on a highly demanded design means lots of unsold merchandise and missing out on profits that are $300,000 on average. So long as he is more than 40% confident that the design will be successful, carrying the design will minimize expected decision error costs. Why might he opt to carry designs only if he is more than, say, 50% confident of success?