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Please assist in answering and explaining the following problem: Jessica Alba, a famous actress, starts the baby and family products business, The...

Please assist in answering and explaining the following problem:

Jessica Alba, a famous actress, starts the baby and family products business, The Honest Company, with Christopher Gavigan. Alba and Gavigan set up their site so families can choose what kinds of non-toxic, all-natural products they'd like to use and get them in a bundle. Families can choose all kinds of products from food to hygiene necessities and cleaning supplies. Suppose they are thinking of expanding their business into five domestic markets: Phoenix, Dallas, Chicago, New York, and Atlanta. Assume their primary goal of business is to maximize economic profits, although they want to do business honestly.

Show all your calculations and process. Describe your answer for each question in three- to five-complete sentences.

  1. You are a business adviser for Alba and Gavigan. Describe a skimming price and a penetration price, and advise them whether they should charge a skimming price or a penetration price, with supportive reasoning for and against each pricing alternative.
  2. Are they likely to make economic profits initially? Can they continue to make economic profits in the long term? Why or why not? Discuss.
  3. What advice would you give to Alba and Gavigan to help them make more profit in the long term?
SolutionPart1.Factor Rating Method FACTOR/LOCATION Weight Phoenix Dallas Chicago New York Atlanta % % % % % Market size 0.2 80 60 70 90 70 Cleaning Supplies 0.4 50 80 60 70 40 Hygiene Preference...
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