Price discrimination is a rational strategy for a profit-maximizing monopolist when there is no opportunity for arbitrage across market segments.
<u>Option: C</u>
<u>Explanation:</u>
Price disparity is a pricing strategy in which businesses charge different rates to each consumer for the same goods or services depending on how much the consumer is actually willing to pay. The consumer usually doesn't know that such actions are taking place. Thus this help monopolies to earn more profit which is drived during market arbitrage, which is basically to reap the benefits of a price gap as it is a simultaneous bartering of the same commodity in various markets. It comes about because of asymmetric knowledge among sellers and buyers.
Answer:
For chain stores, prices are uniform in all branches while for departmental stores, each department sets its own price. Chain stores sell similar goods while departmental stores deal with different line of goods.
Explanation:
The correct answer would be TRUE, In lean operations, input resources arrive for processing only after the preceding batch has been completed.
Answer:
It is cheaper to make the units in-house.
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Make in-house:
Direct material $ 8
Direct labor 24
Overhead 40
Total costs per unit $72
Buying price= $60
<u>We need to determine which option provides the lower cost. Because 40% of overhead will remain constant, we have to take it out of the equation.</u>
<u>Production cost:</u>
Direct material $ 8
Direct labor 24
Overhead= 40*0.6= 24
Total production cost= $56
It is cheaper to make the units in-house.
Answer:
C. phase out all trade and tariff barriers among Canada, Mexico, and the U.S
Explanation:
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
This agreement creates a bloc of trade for the region, Canada, Mexico and the US.
As state on "C" It result in the elimination or reduction of barriers to trade and investment between the countries.
It will be replaced in the following year by the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA)
But NAFTA will keep working until this new agreement is finished.
