Oftentimes, when somebody makes a purchase, it comes as a result of viewing an advertisement from a retailer. Here is an example of an advertisement from a car retailer: "Come on down to Toyota of Lancaster. We have one Toyota Corolla left for sale at $21,000 (VIN: 123456789)."   State whether you believe the aforementioned quote from the advertisement would constitute an offer. If it is an offer, why? If not, why?

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Suppose that in 2018, you inherited from your grandfather a small planetarium that had been closed for several years. Your planetarium has a maximum capacity of 75 people and all the equipment is in working order. You decide to reopen the planetarium on the weekends as a new laser-tag venture called Shoot for the Stars, and much to your delight it has become an instant success, with admission tickets selling out quickly for each day you are open. Describe some of the decisions that you must make in the short run. What might you consider to be your “fixed factor”? What alternative decisions might you be able to make in the long run? Explain

U.S. fast‑food chains often alter their menus or business practices to accommodate local tastes and customs when operating in other countries. One reason for this may be that U.S. companies do not want to go against cultural norms or offend their customers when operating overseas. To a certain extent, U.S. companies wish to fit in to the cultures where they are selling their products. Given this, consider why they do not simply offer the exact same menu items offered by local competitors in each market that they serve. a. Some degree of product differentiation is necessary to a.open a business in a foreign country. b.anticipate the actions of competing firms. c.gain market share. d.avoid a Prisoner’s Dilemma. b. From the perspective of the consumer, product differentiation has   a.benefits but no costs b.both benefits and costs c.costs but no benefits d.no benefits and no costs .

Walmart can be viewed as a first mover.  Now suppose both Walmart and HEB are considering whether and how to enter a potential market. Market demand is given by the inverse demand function p= 900−q1−q2, where p is the market price margin, q1 is the quantity sold by Walmart and q2is the quantity sold by HEB. To enter the market, a retailer must build a store. Two types of stores can be built: Small and Large. A Small pantry store requires an investment of $50,000, and it allows the retailer to sell as many as 100 units of the goods at zero marginal cost. Alternatively, the retailer can pay $175,000 to construct a Large full-service supermarket that will allow it to sell any number of units at zero marginal cost. *Assume Walmart has built a Large full-service supermarket (i.e.Walmart chooses to build a large full-service supermarket L1 at the first stage). Calculate Walmart's profit for the following cases: a.) HEB chooses not to enter N at the second stage after viewing Walmart’s…

The widget market is competitive and includes no transaction costs. Five suppliers are willing to sell one widget at the following prices: $26, $14, $10, $5, and $3 (one seller at each price). Five buyers are willing to buy one widget at the following prices: $10, $14, $26, $34, and $42 (one buyer at each price). For each price shown in the following table, use the given information to enter the quantity demanded and quantity supplied. Price Quantity Demanded Quantity Supplied ($ per widget) (widgets) (widgets) $3 $5 $10 $14 $26 $34 $42 In this market, the equilibrium price will be per widget, and the equilibrium quantity will be widgets.

Apple is famously secretive about the details of upcomingproduct launches, leaving consumers and industry insidersto speculate on the features and functions of new models.What effect might this have on demand?

QUESTION 21 (Table: GoGo Gas and Fanny's Fantastic Fuel) Use Table: GoGo Gas and Fanny's Fantastic Fuel. The table shows a payoff matrix for GoGo Gas and Fanny's Fantastic Fuel in a small town. Each firm can set either a high price or a low price, and customers view both gas stations as nearly perfect substitutes. Profits in each cell of the payoff matrix are given as (GoGo's profit, Fanny's profit). If each firm sets the price independently, the Nash equilibrium outcome will be: Table: GoGo Gas and Fanny's Fantastic Fuel Fanny's Fantastic Fuel High Price S100, S100 $25, $150 $150, $25 Low Price High Price Low Price GoGo Gas $50, $50 O a $100, $100. b. $150, $25. c. $25, $150. d. S50, $50

The blue curve on the following graph represents the demand curve facing a firm that can set its own prices. Use the graph input tool to help you answer the following questions. You will not be graded on any changes you make to this graph. Note: Once you enter a value in a white field, the graph and any corresponding amounts in each grey field will change accordingly. 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 PRICE (Dollars per unit) + Demand 20 0 01 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 QUANTITY (Units) Graph Input Tool Market for Goods Quantity Demanded (Units). Demand Price (Dollars per unit). 5 100.00 ?

Scenario: In the town of Isoville there are two grocery stores: Alfonso’s Ammenities and Bernice’s Bargains. The grocery stores are located at either end of the town, 1km apart. Recently, the manager of Alfonso’s Ammenities has proposed installing new self-service checkout technology, which promises to reduce the cost of each transaction at the grocery store by reducing staffing costs. The new technology is expected to reduce the marginal cost of selling a typical basket of groceries by $3. However, experience in other locations has shown that in about 25% of installations the self-service technology results in a significant increase in shop-lifting. In these cases, the need to hire extra security staff means that the marginal cost of a typical basket only falls by $1.50. Unfortunately, there is no way to know whether extra security will be required until after the new checkouts are installed.The Market: Isoville has 12,000 households, each of which purchases 1 basket of groceries per…