What functional-level strategies has amazon pursued to boost its efficiency? what functional-level strategies has amazon pursued to boost its customer responsiveness? what does product quality mean for amazon? what functional-level strategies has amazon pursued to boost its product quality? how has innovation amazon improve its efficiency, customer responsiveness, and product quality? do you think that amazon has any rare and valuable resources? in what value creation activities are these resources located? how sustainable is amazon’s competitive position in the online retail business?

Suppose there are three types of consumers who attend concerts at your university’s performing arts center: students, staff, and faculty. each of these groups has a different willingness to pay for tickets; within each group, willingness to pay is identical. there is a fixed cost of $1,000 to put on a concert, but there are essentially no variable costs. for each concert: i. there are 140 students willing to pay $20. (ii) there are 200 staff members willing to pay $35. (iii) there are 100 faculty members willing to pay $50. a) if the performing arts center can charge only one price, what price should it charge? what are profits at this price? b) if the performing arts center can price discriminate and charge two prices, one for students and another for faculty/staff, what are its profits? c) if the performing arts center can perfectly price discriminate and charge students, staff, and faculty three separate prices, what are its profits?