Book
Why popcorn costs so much at the movies : and other pricing puzzles
Record details
- ISBN: 9780387769998 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780387770017 (e-ISBN)
- ISBN: 0387769994 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0387770011 (e-ISBN)
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Physical Description:
print
xv, 326 p. : ill ; 25 cm. - Publisher: New York ; London : Copernicus Books, c2008.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-317) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Prices -- United States Pricing -- United States Value Cost and standard of living -- United States United States -- Economic conditions -- 2001-2009 |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Radium Hot Springs Public Library | 338.52 MCK (Text) | 35130000124382 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
