Questions from Managerial Economics


Q: Your local fast food chain with two dozen stores uses the company’s

Your local fast food chain with two dozen stores uses the company’s internal corporate marketing department to produce signage, print ads, in-store displays, and so forth. When placing an order, store...

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Q: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using divisional profit as the basis

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using divisional profit as the basis of incentive compensation for division managers compared to using company profit as the basis.

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Q: Futura Furniture Products manufactures upscale office furniture for the “Office of

Futura Furniture Products manufactures upscale office furniture for the “Office of the Future.” The sales division comprises regionally based sales offices made up of sales representatives and regiona...

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Q: Under a proposed healthcare reform, doctors’ fees will be capped at

Under a proposed healthcare reform, doctors’ fees will be capped at 80% of their current rate, but doctors can order blood tests that will be reimbursed at 90% of the current rate. How does vertical i...

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Q: Intel made large loyalty payments to HP in exchange for HP buying

Intel made large loyalty payments to HP in exchange for HP buying most of their chips from Intel instead of rival AMD. AMD sued Intel under the antitrust laws, and Intel settled the case by paying $1....

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Q: In a bad economy, a CEO has a 4% chance

In a bad economy, a CEO has a 4% chance of meeting earnings estimates at regular effort, and a 5% chance at extraordinary effort. Extraordinary effort costs the CEO $10,000. How large a bonus should t...

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Q: State utility commissions typically regulate local phone companies, but local phone

State utility commissions typically regulate local phone companies, but local phone companies also offer long-distance service to their customers. Rival long-distance carriers also connect to local ph...

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Q: Australian cosmetics maker, Eternal Beauty Products, pressures online retailers to

Australian cosmetics maker, Eternal Beauty Products, pressures online retailers to either sell goods at prices charged by brick and mortar stores or risk being cutoff. If online retailers are paying t...

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Q: Stores that sell wedding dresses do not typically permit photos, and

Stores that sell wedding dresses do not typically permit photos, and do not have tags in the dresses that would identify the manufacturer and style type. What is the purpose of these rules? Suggest on...

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Q: Suppose the herbicide manufacturer mentioned in the chapter can vertically integrate only

Suppose the herbicide manufacturer mentioned in the chapter can vertically integrate only into home gardening retailing. Would this allow the manufacturer to price discriminate?

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