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bachelor in business administration
Polytechnic State University Sanluis
Jan-2006 - Nov-2010
CPA
Polytechnic State University
Jan-2012 - Nov-2016
Professor
Harvard Square Academy (HS2)
Mar-2012 - Present
Blue Skies Aviation is a manufacturer of small single-engine airplanes. Thecompany is relatively small and prides itself on being the only manufacturerof customized airplanes. The company’s high standard of quality is attributedto its refusal to purchase engines from outside vendors, and it preserves itscompetitive advantage by refusing to sell engines to competitors. To achievemaximum efficiencies, the company has organized itself into two divisions: adivision that manufactures engines and a division that manufactures airplanebodies and assembles airplanes. Demand for Blue Skies’ customized planes isgiven by P 610,000 2,000Q. The cost of producing engines isC e (Q e ) 4,000Q 2 e , and the cost of assembling airplanes is C a (Q) 10,000Q.What problems would occur if the managers of each division were givenincentives to maximize each division’s profit separately? What price shouldthe owners of Blue Skies set for engines in order to avoid this problem andmaximize overall profits?18. As a manager of a chain of movie theaters that are monopolies in theirrespective markets, you have noticed much higher demand on weekendsthan during the week. You therefore conducted a study that has revealedtwo different demand curves at your movie theaters. On weekends, theinverse demand function is P 15 0.001Q; on weekdays, it is P 10 0.001Q. You acquire legal rights from movie producers to show theirfilms at a cost of $20,000 per movie, plus a $2 “royalty” for each movie-goer entering your theaters (the average moviegoer in your marketwatches a movie only once). Devise a pricing strategy to maximize yourfirm’s profits.
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