MANAGERIAL/ECON+BUS/STR CONNECT ACCESS
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Author: Baye
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Chapter 11, Problem 9CACQ
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Whether a profit-maximizing firm would never use something like dice or roulette wheel to help shape the pricing decisions is to be explained.
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