2. The article reports that J.M. Smucker Co. plans to increase its coffee prices by 9%.
If Smucker has a lot of rivals but has a brand name that has value, will this 9% increase in retail prices imply that profit will rise by 9%?
3. Is it optimal for a firm to slash prices to retain market share? Is cutting prices during
a recession and then raising them in a recovery a good strategy?