Hand Sanitizer, Snacks, Beer, and Marijuana
Due to the H1N1 flu outbreak, the demand for hand sanitizer tripled. Should Johnson & Johnson increase production of their Purell hand sanitizer? Should it invest in doubling production capacity?
Snack food venders and beer distributors earn some monopoly profits in their local markets but see them slowly erode from various new substitutes. When California voted on legalizing marijuana, which side would you think that California beer distributors were on? What about snack food venders? Why?