Practice question · Select all that apply
Which moves follow the experience-curve logic of buying share early?
Hints
- The logic rewards whoever accumulates volume first.
- Early losses are an investment in later cost advantage.
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- A. Pricing a new console below unit cost to build the installed base
- C. Penetration pricing to reach volume before competitors
- D. Subsidizing early adoption to accelerate cumulative output
Why
The curve rewards whoever accumulates volume first: early losses buy the doublings that make later costs unbeatable. Skimming maximum early margin (option 2) is the opposite bet, rational only when experience effects are weak or the market window is short.
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