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Southwest Airlines Operates a Daily Flight Between Chicago and Phoenix

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Southwest Airlines operates a daily flight between Chicago and Phoenix using a Boeing 737, which has a capacity of 120 passengers. During the past month, the flight has averaged 112 passengers. Once the plane takes off, the empty seats generate no revenue for the airline for that flight. What unique aspect of services does this situation describe?


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Common Value Auctions

Auctions in which the item for sale has a value that is equally unknown to all bidders, but ultimately, the value is the same for everyone.

Bidders

Individuals or entities that offer to pay a specific price for goods, services, or assets, often in the context of an auction.

Bid-rigging

A form of fraud where competing parties conspire to determine the winner of a bidding process.

Cartels

An agreement among competing firms to control prices or exclude entry of a new competitor in a market.

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