Pep Soda, a Local Convenience Store, Sells Soft Drinks

question 147

Multiple Choice

Pep Soda, a local convenience store, sells soft drinks. It sells two large drinks for every small drink. A large drink sells for $1.50 with a variable cost of $0.60. A small drink sells for $1.00 with a variable cost of $0.50. The weighted average contribution margin is: (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to two decimal places)

• A)$1.15 per drink.
• B)$2.30 per drink.
• C)$0.77 per drink.
• D)$0.60 per drink.

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Definitions:

Profit-Maximizing

The process of adjusting production and sale strategies to achieve the highest possible profit margin.

Purely Competitive

A market structure defined by a large number of sellers offering identical or very similar products, leading to a high level of competition and prices determined by supply and demand.

Purely Competitive

A market structure characterized by a large number of small firms, homogeneous products, and free entry and exit, leading to price takers rather than price makers.

Imperfectly Competitive

Describes a market structure where firms have some degree of market power and can influence prices, unlike in perfect competition.