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  • July 1988 (Revised October 1992)
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Sellars' Market

By: David E. Bell
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Abstract

A shop owner has limited shelf space for display of impulse purchase products near the cash register. He must select only nine to display. Exercise shows the relevance of opportunity cost or resource pricing. By setting an appropriate charge for the shelf space the products self-select for the appropriate shelves.

Keywords

Marketing

Citation

Bell, David E. "Sellars' Market." Harvard Business School Exercise 189-001, July 1988. (Revised October 1992.)
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