Pricing Strategy to Maximize Innovation Rent
When an innovator has a cost advantage protected from competition, they can maximize their economic rent by setting their price at or just below their competitors' price. This strategy allows them to sell a high volume of their product, and the large difference between their price and their lower production cost results in profits that are significantly greater than those of their rivals.
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