Suppose You Are the Manager of a Large Cardboard Box

question 98

Multiple Choice

Suppose you are the manager of a large cardboard box industry. In the industry, there are 10 very large firms and 15 small firms. You are aware that the very large firms have a greater marginal benefit from industrywide advertising compared to the small firms. Which of the following payment plans is least likely to create discord across the participating firms?

• A)Have each firm pay the exact same fee.
• B)Have each firm pay the average marginal benefit of industrywide advertising across all firms.
• C)Place the very large firms into Group 1 and the small firms into Group 2 and require the firms in each respective group to pay the same amount with the firms in Group 1 paying a fee that is greater than the fee paid by Group 2 firms.
• D)Place the very large firms into Group 1 and the small firms into Group 2 and require the firms in each respective group to pay the same amount with the firms in Group 1 paying a fee that is smaller than the fee paid by Group 2 firms.

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