You operate a Caribbean destination resort. You currently offer plans for a cruise departing from the resort and plans for a casino stay.  It is expected that in 2021 there will be some return to more normal travel.  You will re-launch your advertising for 2021 announcing that customers will be able to do both for one price. Your marginal cost per customer across both tours is $4800.   Customer Preferences   Cruise Casino Customer 1 $7,000 $3,000 Customer 2 $2,000 $6,000     You know that about 21% of your customers decline cruises because of seasickness.  At least 12% decline the casino trip saying they don't believe in gambling.  As a rough approximation, you estimate that approximately 33% of your customers will never bundle.  Given the preferences distribution, will mixed bundling increase profits?  You must show the calculations that support your conclusion.

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You operate a Caribbean destination resort. You currently offer plans for a cruise departing from the resort and plans for a casino stay.  It is expected that in 2021 there will be some return to more normal travel.  You will re-launch your advertising for 2021 announcing that customers will be able to do both for one price. Your marginal cost per customer across both tours is $4800.  

Customer Preferences

 

Cruise

Casino

Customer 1

$7,000

$3,000

Customer 2

$2,000

$6,000

 

 

You know that about 21% of your customers decline cruises because of seasickness.  At least 12% decline the casino trip saying they don't believe in gambling.  As a rough approximation, you estimate that approximately 33% of your customers will never bundle.  Given the preferences distribution, will mixed bundling increase profits?  You must show the calculations that support your conclusion.

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