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Chapter 15, Problem 10P
To determine
Concept Introduction:
Advertising: It is one of the ways of promoting goods so that consumers are aware of the product quality and how it is better than its closest substitute.
Role of Advertising:
- Advertisements are worth only in those market where sellers have some market power which means that price must be above the marginal cost.
- The main role of advertisements is to convince consumers to buy a specific seller's product at the going prices.
- However, it is seen that some of the advertisements are a waste of resources based on the social point of view because they are just done to attract consumers without any information.
- From an economical point of view, advertisements always shifts the
total average cost downwards and it also helps in increasing the sale of the product.
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