A Company Is Deciding If It Should Do Design of a Product

question 101

Essay

A company is deciding if it should do design of a product in-house or outsource the design. If outsourced the cost for a low bidder would be $40,000 and the cost for an expensive bidder $100,000. To do the design in-house would require over-time for an already stretched design team with total costs of $70,000. If all three designs (in-house, low bid, high bid) are equal in quality and the likelihood of finding a low bidder is 60% (meaning that 40% of the time the firm will have to hire the expensive bidder), should the company outsource design or do it in-house?

Apprehend the role of the judiciary in interpreting and applying antitrust laws.

Recognize the significance of specific historical antitrust cases and their outcomes.

Understand the use and importance of "cease-and-desist" orders in antitrust law enforcement.

Understand the scope and limitations of the Sherman Act in restraining trade.

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Definitions:

Perfectly Elastic

A situation where the demand or supply responds infinitely to changes in price, resulting in a horizontal demand or supply curve.

Perfectly Inelastic

A market condition where the quantity demanded or supplied does not change in response to price changes; the demand or supply curve is perfectly vertical.

Relatively Elastic

Describes a situation where a small change in price leads to a significant change in quantity demanded or supplied.

Marginal Revenue

The additional income received from selling one more unit of a good or service, vital for decision-making in firms.