Scenario 17-5 Assume That a Local Bank Sells Two Services, Checking Accounts

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Scenario 17-5
Assume that a local bank sells two services, checking accounts and ATM card services. The bank's only two customers are Mr. Donethat and Ms. Beenthere. Mr. Donethat is willing to pay $8 a month for the bank to service his checking account and $2 a month for unlimited use of his ATM card. Ms. Beenthere is willing to pay only $5 for a checking account, but is willing to pay $9 for unlimited use of her ATM card. Assume that the bank can provide each of these services at zero marginal cost.
-Refer to Scenario 17-5.How much additional profit can the bank earn by switching to the use of a tying strategy to price checking accounts and ATM service rather than pricing these services separately?

• A) $14
• B) $11
• C) $7
• D) $1

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