Questions from Managerial Economics


Q: You, a real-estate developer, own a piece of

You, a real-estate developer, own a piece of land in Nassau, Bahamas, next to an equal size piece of land owned by a competitor. Both of you have the choice of building a casino or a hotel. Your payof...

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Q: A software firm can offer a high-feature version of its

A software firm can offer a high-feature version of its software or a stripped-down low-feature version, each with similar production costs. Which of the following cannot be an optimal segmentation st...

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Q: In which of the following cases might you expect to find a

In which of the following cases might you expect to find a manufacturer granting exclusive territories? a. A pet supply chain that requires heavy local advertising to drive sales b. Custom computer sa...

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Q: Which of the following conditions must be satisfied for price discrimination to

Which of the following conditions must be satisfied for price discrimination to be successful? 
 a. The seller must have a different product for each group of customers. b. The seller must be able to...

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Q: Perfect price discrimination is when a firm can charge each customer exactly

Perfect price discrimination is when a firm can charge each customer exactly what they are willing to pay. In this case, a. the demand curve is very inelastic. b. the marginal revenue is the demand...

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Q: Suppose a monopolist only sold the goods separately. What price will

Suppose a monopolist only sold the goods separately. What price will the monopolist charge for good 1 to maximize revenues for good 1? a. $2,300 b. $2,800 c. $1,200 d. $1,700

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Q: What is the total profit to the monopolist from selling the goods

What is the total profit to the monopolist from selling the goods separately? a. $4,500 b. $6,300 c. $7,000 d. $6,000

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Q: What is a better pricing strategy for the monopolist? What is

What is a better pricing strategy for the monopolist? What is the resulting profit? a. Bundle the goods at $2,800; Profits=$5,600 b. Bundle the goods at $4,000; Profits=$8,000 c. Charge $2,800 for g...

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Q: Assume that the price elasticity of demand for movie theatres is -.

Assume that the price elasticity of demand for movie theatres is -.85 during all evening shows but for all afternoon shows the price elasticity of demand is -2.28. For the theatre to maximize total re...

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Q: : Arbitrage a. is the act of buying low in

Arbitrage a. is the act of buying low in one market and selling high in another market. b. can force a seller to go back to uniform pricing. c. can defeat direct price discrimination. d. All of th...

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