You have just been hired as manager of a new health spa in Retirement Village, Florida. The owner has commissioned a market study that estimates the average customer’s monthly demand curve for visiting the health spa to be Q = 50 − 0.25P. The cost of operating is T C = 3Q, where Q is the number of visits. The owner has been charging a $20 per-month membership fee and a $5 per-visit fee. Part of your salary is 10 percent of the monthly profits. Suggest a pricing strategy that will increase your salary

You have just been hired as manager of a new health spa in Retirement Village, Florida. The owner has commissioned a market study that estimates the average customer’s monthly demand curve for visiting the health spa to be Q = 50 − 0.25P. The cost of operating is T C = 3Q, where Q is the number of visits. The owner has been charging a $20 per-month membership fee and a $5 per-visit fee. Part of your salary is 10 percent of the monthly profits. Suggest a pricing strategy that will increase your salary

Managerial Economics: A Problem Solving Approach

5th Edition

ISBN:9781337106665

Author:Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor

Publisher:Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor

Chapter14: Indirect Price Discrimination

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