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Why does the iced coffee cost more than the regular coffee? Because it’s a marginal product consumed by a smaller percentage of the customer base, on average, so it makes economic sense (rather than common sense) for the powers that be to charge more for it

Wed 11 Jun 2003 at 20:46   ·


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You are reading Why does the iced coffee cost more than the regular coffee?, a Microlog entry by MacDara Conroy. It is filed under Arts & Culture, and was published in June 2003.

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This day in history: 11 June


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Wed 11 Jun 2003 at 20:55
Wed 11 Jun 2003 at 20:46
Tue 10 Jun 2003 at 21:31