You Are Up Late Watching TV One Night and See

question 42

Essay

You are up late watching TV one night and see an ad from Ronco for the Dial-O-Matic food slicer.You learn that the Dial-O-Matic sells for $29.95.But wait,there is more.Ronco is also including in this deal a set of Ginsu steak knives worth $10.95 and another free gift worth $7.95.Assuming that there is a competitive market for Ronco items,at what price must Ronco be selling this three-item Dial-O-Matic deal to insure the absence of an arbitrage opportunity and uphold the law of one price?

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Definitions:

Monopolistic Competitor

A firm operating in a market structure where many companies sell products that are similar but not identical, leading to competition based on product differentiation.

ATC Curve

Represents the average total cost of production at different levels of output, showing how cost per unit changes with scale.

Excess Capacity

The ability of a company to produce more goods or services than currently needed, exceeding the current demand.

Profit-Maximizing

The act or process of adjusting production and operational strategies to achieve the highest possible profit margins for a business.