The Empty Theater Seats
An independent movie theater determines that its profit-maximizing price is $15 per ticket. At this price, it sells 100 tickets for each showing, leaving 50 seats empty. The theater owner knows that there are at least 50 more people who would attend if the price were lowered to $8. The cost of admitting an additional person is virtually zero. Analyze why the theater owner chooses to leave the 50 seats empty rather than selling them for $8, even though this would seem to benefit both the theater and the potential moviegoers. In your analysis, identify the key constraint the theater faces and explain the trade-off involved in its pricing decision.
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