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Part III. Sources of Market Power Exercises & Solutions Last document update:   ago

Exercise 1 Horizontal product di§erentiation1 [included in 2nd edition of the book] Hong Kong Island features steep, hilly terrain, as well as hot and humid weather. Travelling up and down the slopes therefore causes problems; this has led the city authorities to imagine rather unusual methods of transport. One famous example can be found in the Western District, where one of the busiest commercial area of Hong Kong can be found. This area stretches from Des Voeux Road in Central (which...

ECON ECON-411 Industrial Organization: Markets and Strategies Paul Belleáamme and Martin Peitz published by Cambridge University Press Part IV. Pricing strategies and market segmentation Exercises Last document update:   ago

xercise 1 Geographical pricing [included in 2nd edition of the book] "Purple Dream"has the monopoly on the production of purple light-emitting diodes (LEDs). It faces geographically separated markets, market 1 and 2. The demands are qA = 1 pA and qB = 1=2 pB, respectively. The transport and production costs are set to zero. 1. Assume that the Örm chooses to set a uniform price across the two markets. What is the proÖt maximizing uniform price? What are the quantities sold on the two...