Why popcorn costs so much at the movies : and other pricing puzzles /
Richard B. McKenzie.
- New York : Copernicus Books, c2008.
- xv, 326 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-317) and index.
Preface: How price matters -- Price and the "law of unintended consequences" -- Pricing lemons, views, and university housing -- Why sales -- Why popcorn costs so much at the movies -- Why so many coupons -- Why some goods are free -- Free printers and pricey ink cartridges -- Why movie ticket prices are all the same -- Why so many prices end with "9" -- The economics of manufacturers' rebates -- The psychology and evolutionary biology of manufacturers' rebates -- The question of queues -- Why men earn more on average than women-and always will.
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Prices--United States. Pricing--United States. Value. Cost and standard of living--United States.