ou are responsible for purchasing 25 used cars for your company. Star Brand cars costs $7,500 and Diamond Brand cars cost $6,000. Based on experience, you believe that 20% of Star Brand cars are lemons (low quality) while 40% of Diamond Brand cars are lemons (low quality). You are willing to pay $5,000 for a known lemon and $12,000 for a known plum. Which brand do you purchase? explain Star Diamond indifferent between brands don't buy either brand

ou are responsible for purchasing 25 used cars for your company. Star Brand cars costs $7,500 and Diamond Brand cars cost $6,000. Based on experience, you believe that 20% of Star Brand cars are lemons (low quality) while 40% of Diamond Brand cars are lemons (low quality). You are willing to pay $5,000 for a known lemon and $12,000 for a known plum. Which brand do you purchase? explain Star Diamond indifferent between brands don't buy either brand

Managerial Economics: A Problem Solving Approach

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ISBN:9781337106665

Author:Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor

Publisher:Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor

Chapter12: More Realistic And Complex Pricing

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