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Pricing Flexibility in Local Markets
Imagine two businesses in a town: 'Quick Fuel,' a gas station that sells gasoline identical to all other stations, and 'Artisan Bakes,' a bakery famous for its unique, award-winning sourdough bread that has no direct local equivalent. If both businesses experience a 10% increase in their core input costs (wholesale gasoline for Quick Fuel, flour for Artisan Bakes), which business has a greater ability to pass this cost increase on to its customers by raising prices? Explain your reasoning based on the nature of their products.
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