Questions from Managerial Economics


Q: As a manager of a chain of movie theaters that are monopolies

As a manager of a chain of movie theaters that are monopolies in their respective markets, you have noticed much higher demand on weekends than during the week. You therefore conducted a study that ha...

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Q: Many home improvement retailers like Home Depot and Lowe’s have low-

Many home improvement retailers like Home Depot and Lowe’s have low-price guarantee policies. At a minimum, these guarantees promise to match a rival’s price, and some promise to beat the lowest adver...

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Q: Heathrow Airport Holdings is a private company that operates Heathrow Airport in

Heathrow Airport Holdings is a private company that operates Heathrow Airport in London. Suppose the company recently commissioned your consulting team to prepare a report on traffic congestion at Hea...

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Q: Under what conditions might the Justice Department approve a merger between two

Under what conditions might the Justice Department approve a merger between two companies that operate in an industry with a premerger Herfindahl-Hirschman index of 2,900 if the post merger index is e...

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Q: Suppose the European Union (EU) is investigating a proposed merger

Suppose the European Union (EU) is investigating a proposed merger between two of the largest distillers of premium Scotch liquor. Based on some economists’ definition of the relevant market, the two...

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Q: An analyst for Food Max estimates that the demand for its Brand

An analyst for Food Max estimates that the demand for its Brand X potato chips is given by ln Q Xd = 12.14 – 2.8ln PX + 3.4PY + 0.7ln AX, where QX and PX are the respective quantity and price of a fou...

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Q: You manage a company that competes in an industry that is comprised

You manage a company that competes in an industry that is comprised of four equalsized firms that produce similar products. A recent industry report indicates that the market is fairly saturated in th...

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Q: Your company just became international, by offering its products in both

Your company just became international, by offering its products in both the United States and Canada. Experts in your analytics department believe that tastes for your product differ in those two cou...

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Q: As an online video commentator, you are committed to offering your

As an online video commentator, you are committed to offering your videos without ads. Until now, you’ve experimented with different per-video prices for your content and collected user level data on...

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Q: Based on the best available econometric estimates, the market elasticity of

Based on the best available econometric estimates, the market elasticity of demand for your firm’s product is –3. The marginal cost of producing the product is constant at $100, while average total co...

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