Why popcorn costs so much at the movies
by Richard B. McKenzie · first published 2008
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I finally registered on HN to make one short comment: Read "Why Popcorn Costs So Much at the Movies: And Other Pricing Puzzles". It's a short, readable book on pricing "for dummies" by Richard McKenzie (UC Irvine). I have zero formal training in economics, and I found the book enlightening. It discusses…
on “Ask HN: Price discrimination” ↗…costs, back in the day. ("A", "B", and "C" movies.) It didn't work then, either. Plenty of flop "A" musicals and hit "B" comedies/westerns. Robert McKenzie goes on about this at length in his book, "Why Popcorn Costs So Much at the Movies." I have crudely summarized his chapter on this subject: http://www.amazon.com/Why-Popcorn-Costs-Much-Movies/dp/03877...
on “Why Are All Movie Tickets the Same Price?” ↗