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FarCenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-27-09 02:19 PM
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14. That is usually only possible if you have a lock up via patents or copyright
Then you attempt to maximize profit by pricing higher. Even then, the monoplist's optimum price may not be high enough to recover your fixed costs until well into the production run. There are also differing strategies between fashion goods, such as an iPod, and utilitarian goods.
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  - It is normal in any high-tech business to sell initial production at below cost  FarCenter   Aug-27-09 01:18 PM   #3 
     - I see the opposite, new tech is artifically high priced until competition drives down the price  guruoo   Aug-27-09 02:10 PM   #9 
        - That is usually only possible if you have a lock up via patents or copyright  FarCenter   Aug-27-09 02:19 PM   #14 
           - Unless you're the only one in town (your market) that currently has access to a new product.  guruoo   Aug-27-09 02:33 PM   #15 
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