In light of the foregoing payoffs, why did Airbus go ahead with the A380 Superjumbo even though its $10.7 billion development cost and rollout delays in 2010 required as many as 300 planes to break even?

In light of the foregoing payoffs, why did Airbus go ahead with the A380 Superjumbo even though its $10.7 billion development cost and rollout delays in 2010 required as many as 300 planes to break even?

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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