During Its Run on Broadway, the Play the Producers Regularly

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Multiple Choice

During its run on Broadway, the play The Producers regularly sold out all available tickets at the St.James Theater.The theater could have raised ticket prices from $75 to $125 and still sold all available tickets but chose not to do so.The best explanation for this decision is

• A)theater owners are unaware of the elasticity of demand for Broadway shows.
• B)theater owners do not want to raise their prices on weekends, when demand is high, and then have to lower prices during the week, when demand is lower.
• C)firms sometimes give up profits in the short run to keep their customers happy and increase their profits in the long run.
• D)theater owners are not motivated to maximize their profits.

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