Oscar has owned a Ford automobile dealership for over 25 years.  Since he has been heavily involved in the sales of cars,  Oscar believes that there are 3 different types of customers with the following willingness to pays:                                              Sunroof      Navigation System Customer A                       $3,000                      $1,200 Customer B                       $1,800                       $600 Customer C                        $150                         $1,800   Although not realistic, assume that incremental costs are $0.   As the owner of the dealerships, Oscar has the final say on pricing for each customer. Suppose that Oscar knows the willingness to pay of Customer A, B and C as soon as he meets them.   What price should Oscar charge to each customer to maximize profits?  What is the total amount of profits for the 3 customers and  what is the total amount of consumer surplus for the 3 customers?  Show your calculations. More realistically, Oscar would not know the willingness to pay for each customer. So, Oscar decides to sell the Sunroof by itself  for a price of $1,500 and the Navigation System by itself for $1,500.  He also decides to run a special “bundle” of the sunroof and navigation system  for $2,250. Please answer Question 2 only. Question 1 has already been asked separately.

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Oscar has owned a Ford automobile dealership for over 25 years.  Since he has been heavily involved in the sales of cars,  Oscar believes that there are 3 different types of customers with the following willingness to pays:

 

                                           Sunroof      Navigation System

Customer A                       $3,000                      $1,200

Customer B                       $1,800                       $600

Customer C                        $150                         $1,800

 

Although not realistic, assume that incremental costs are $0.

 

  1. As the owner of the dealerships, Oscar has the final say on pricing for each customer. Suppose that Oscar knows the willingness to pay of Customer A, B and C as soon as he meets them.   What price should Oscar charge to each customer to maximize profits?  What is the total amount of profits for the 3 customers and  what is the total amount of consumer surplus for the 3 customers?  Show your calculations.
  2. More realistically, Oscar would not know the willingness to pay for each customer. So, Oscar decides to sell the Sunroof by itself  for a price of $1,500 and the Navigation System by itself for $1,500.  He also decides to run a special “bundle” of the sunroof and navigation system  for $2,250.

Please answer Question 2 only. Question 1 has already been asked separately. 

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