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3 years ago

Question 1 (14 points)

Business

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Anton [14]3 years ago

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Answer:

a. (6 points) Why would you want to differentiate your product?

Because differentiating your product is one of the two basic business strategies, the other one being reducing the price of the product. Differentiating your product allows you to gain competitiveness in a contested market.

b. (8 points) How would you do it? How would your product differ?

An product that can be differentiated is a yogurt. The market for yogurt is very competitive so differentiation is necessary. The yogurt could be flavored in less common ways: like saffron, kiwi or cucumber, and the technique could be adapted from Greek Yogurt to give a healthier style.

a. (5 points) Please explain in detail what this asymmetric information problem, and who is facing it (your firm or your consumers).

The problem of asymmetric information occurs when one party of the transaction has more information than the other party. In a typical business transaction, the managers of the firm have more information than consumers, so consumers would be facing the problem of asymmetric information.

b. (8 points) How do you think the technology that you use, affects the market structure and/or the demand of your product?

Technology can make the market structure more competitive or less, but it usually makes it more competitive. Technology also improves the productiviy and efficiency of the production process, which leads to costs reductions than pass through price. This in turn raises demands for the product.

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