To Get the Best Deal on a Microwave Oven,Amanda Called

question 78

Essay

To get the best deal on a microwave oven,Amanda called six appliance stores and asked the cost and volume of several models.The prices and volumes she was quoted are listed below. $$\begin{array} { c c } \hline \text { Volume } ( \text { cu.ft) } & \text { Price } ( \$ ) \\\hline 1.9 & 183 \\0.5 & 119 \\2.2 & 119 \\1.8 & 417 \\1.5 & 463 \\1 & 200 \\1.5 & 279 \\0.7 & 49 \\1.5 & 349 \\\hline\end{array}$$

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Prisoner's Dilemma

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Game Theory

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Kinked-Demand Model

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