Suppose That a Book Publisher Sells a Textbook for $150

question 77

Essay

Suppose that a book publisher sells a textbook for $150 each to its domestic distributor.The same publisher sells the same edition of the textbook to a distributor in Thailand for $85 since the affordable prices by Thai students may be much less than in the domestic market.The textbook finds its way back into the domestic market since the Thai distributor sold it back to another marketer who sells in the domestic market for $85.What is this type of pricing known as,and what are the consequences of such transactions to global marketers,if any?

Understand the impact of political and debt hypotheses on accounting policy choices and their implications.

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