The price elasticity of demand for a rental home in Luxury Resorts in the summer is 1.40 and is 2.60 in the spring. If Luxury Resorts faces a constant marginal cost of $600 per home rental, what is the profit-maximizing off-peak load price to charge in the spring?

A) $975 B) $2,100 C) $575 D) $850


A) $975

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The United States is one of the most marketized economies in the world

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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At which point in is the economy at long-run equilibrium?
a.
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b.
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c.
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d.
H

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In the 1998 case, Microsoft argued that the low price they charged for Windows showed that ______.

a. they were engaged in predatory pricing b. their market power was limited c. they were too big to fail d. their competitors’ prices were discriminatory

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