Problem
Any large grocery store carries at least seven different kinds of corn chips-baked, fried, salsa-flavored, white, yellow, blue, and lime-flavored.
a. When is product differentiation real and when is it an illusion?
b. Is there an objective universal answer to a?
c. Are there any individually objective answers to a and b ?
d. Does your answer to c tell you anything about the economic implication of the benefit of markets? (Hint: Is the assumption of rational consumers with well-ordered preference functions necessary to the arguments that markets benefit society?) (Institutionalist)
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.