The Link Between Brand Preference and Pricing Control
A company that sells a unique, highly-differentiated product finds it can increase its price by 10% with only a very small drop in sales. In contrast, a company selling a generic, undifferentiated product sees a massive drop in sales with the same price increase. Explain the underlying economic principle that accounts for this difference in outcomes, focusing on the relationship between consumer attachment to a product and a firm's ability to influence its price.
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