It Is Believed That the Sales Volume of One-Liter Pepsi

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Essay

It is believed that the sales volume of one-liter Pepsi bottles depends on the price of the bottle and the price of a one-liter bottle of Coca-Cola. The following data have been collected for a certain sales region. The linear model Pepsi Sales = β₀ + β₁Pepsi Price + β₂Cola Price + ε and the log-log model ln(Pepsi Sales) = β₀ + β₁ ln(Pepsi Price) + β₂ ln(Cola Price) + ε have been estimated as follows: Using the linear model and holding Cola Price constant, what is the predicted change in the Pepsi Sales if the Pepsi Price increases by 10 cents?

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Definitions:

Marginal Revenue Curve

A graphical representation showing how marginal revenue varies as the quantity of output sold changes, typically downwards sloping for firms in imperfectly competitive markets.

Collude

To cooperate with others, often secretly, to deceive or gain an unfair advantage in the market.

Market Demand

Market demand is the total quantity of a good or service that all consumers are willing to purchase at various prices within a specific time period.

Economic Profits

Earnings that exceed the total costs of production, including both explicit and implicit costs, indicating an above-normal return on investment.