- Charging for sharing food
A restaurant in Palo Alto charges $2 to split pasta and $3 to split an entree, because _____ (Hint: not costs)—
Rags Srinivasan (@rags) April 07, 2012 - Pricing train ticket for Pigs and Sheep
In 1831, in Liverpool-Manchester railway, it cost an Irish farmer 7.5p to transport a pig but only half of it for a sheep, because ______?—
Rags Srinivasan (@rags) April 07, 2012 - Pricing entry fee for children in children’s museums
Why do Children's Museums charge lower price for children when they are the ones having most fun? _______ (Hint: who is the real customer?)—
Rags Srinivasan (@rags) April 07, 2012 - Corkage fee in restaurants
Restaurants charge $15-$25 corkage even though the marginal cost of providing wine glasses is 0, because _____—
Rags Srinivasan (@rags) April 07, 2012 - Same product different prices in different stores
Lactaid milk is priced at $3.39 at Target but $3.99 at Trader Joe's (a block away) because ______—
Rags Srinivasan (@rags) April 07, 2012 - Pricing iPad 3G vs. Kindle 3G
iPad 4G costs $129 more than iPad Wifi but Kindle 3G costs only $50 more than Kindle Wifi, because ______ (Hint: don't focus on 3G vs.4G)—
Rags Srinivasan (@rags) April 07, 2012 - Pricing blessings
Hindu Temple at East Bay charges flat fee of $25 to bless a Lexus or a Corolla. Right or wrong? ____—
Rags Srinivasan (@rags) April 08, 2012
Bonus puzzle – Why do healthy food options cost more than sugary alternatives?
