Microsoft hires marketing and sales specialists to decide what prices it should set for its products, whereas a wealthy corn farmer in Iowa, who sells his output in the world commodity market, does not. Why is this so?
A) because Microsoft is large enough to hire the best people in the field
B) because Microsoft could potentially lose sales if it sets prices indiscriminately
C) because the wealthy corn farmer is a price maker who sets his price independently of the market price, but Microsoft's optimal output depends on the price it selects
D) because unlike Microsoft, the wealthy corn farmer is probably a monopolist
Answer: B
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