Duolingo is a widely used foreign language app, with 300 million users in 2018. While there is a free version of the app, a premium Duolingo subscription eliminates advertisements during language practice and offers new quizzes with the ability to save lessons for offline use. a. Identify each hurdle for users of the free version of the app. the advertisements that users of the free version must endure the absence of enhanced features–new quizzes and the ability to save lessons for offline use enjoyed by users of the premium version the subscription fee paid for the premium version of the app b. By offering both a free and a premium version of the app, Duolingo profits more than it would if it offered just one version of the app. profits only from the free version, not the premium version. profits only from the premium version, not the free version. profits less than it would if it offered just one version of the app.

Duolingo is a widely used foreign language app, with 300 million users in 2018. While there is a free version of the app, a premium Duolingo subscription eliminates advertisements during language practice and offers new quizzes with the ability to save lessons for offline use. a. Identify each hurdle for users of the free version of the app. the advertisements that users of the free version must endure the absence of enhanced features–new quizzes and the ability to save lessons for offline use enjoyed by users of the premium version the subscription fee paid for the premium version of the app b. By offering both a free and a premium version of the app, Duolingo profits more than it would if it offered just one version of the app. profits only from the free version, not the premium version. profits only from the premium version, not the free version. profits less than it would if it offered just one version of the app.

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

14th Edition

ISBN:9780190931919

Author:NEWNAN

Publisher:NEWNAN

Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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