Suppose You Have Just Opened a Store to Sell Espresso

question 74

Multiple Choice

Suppose you have just opened a store to sell espresso machines.Both you and a competing store buy this machine from a manufacturer for $130 each.Your competitor, who has a store of the same size as yours, is currently selling about 10 machines a month at a price of $200 per machine.You expect to sell about 6 machines a month at a price of $220 per machine.If you lower your price, you expect to incur a loss.Which of the following could explain why your competitor is able to profitably sell the machine at a lower price although the cost of purchasing the machine is the same for the both of you?

• A)The competing store probably has a lower marginal cost of production.
• B)The competing store probably has a lower average variable cost of production.
• C)The competing store's goal is to maximise revenue and not profit.
• D)The competing store probably has a lower average cost because average fixed cost falls as output increases.

Differentiate between the processes of sensation and perception.

Explore the mechanisms and theories behind visual and auditory processing.

Identify the role of attention in perception and the concept of inattentional blindness.

Describe the concepts of depth perception and the types of cues used to perceive depth.

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