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Which of the following supermarket strategies to increase sales would be most consistent with a behavioral economics (versus neoclassical economics) approach? Multiple Choice distributing online coupons providing discounts for buying bulk positioning frequently purchased items at the back of the store offering price matching with other stores < Prev 3 of 11 Next >

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Microeconomic Theory

12th Edition

ISBN:9781337517942

Author:NICHOLSON

Publisher:NICHOLSON

Chapter5: Income And Substitution Effects

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