Principles of Microeconomics, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Economics with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (12th Edition)
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Q.4.1 Defend the use of third-degree price discrimination by Tribeca Coffee when entering new markets.
Note: you are required to provide at least two (2) application points.
Q.4.2 Identify two (2) common errors in pricing that Tribeca Coffee could be potentially exposed to when entering Ethiopia and recommend ways for the business to minimise the impact of such errors.
Q.4.3 Tribeca Coffee has decided to invest in its own fleet of vehicles to move its product across the SADC region. Explain how the business can capitalise on opportunities and minimise the impact of challenges in transportation technology.
In terms of reality, could you show that it is easier for a firm to practice second-degree price discrimination than it is for a firm to practice first-degree price discrimination? If you can use a graph, that would help me understand thank you.
Student pricing at the movie theater is a common example of third degree price discrimination. What is it about students, as compared to everyone else, that makes movie theaters want or need to charge them a lower price? Why is it important for movie theaters to make students show their IDs? Additionally, suppose a student could buy as many tickets as they wanted with their ID. How might that limit the theater’s ability to charge two drastically different prices for students and non-students?
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