A Cooperative Game Theory Model of Quantity Discounts
用合作博弈论分析垄断者与买方就订单数量和平均单价谈判时的数量折扣问题,讨论风险敏感性和议价能力对折扣的影响。
Quantity discounts offered by a monopolist are considered in the context of a bargaining problem in which the buyer and the seller negotiate over the order quantity and the average unit price. All-units and incremental quantity discounts that permit transaction at a negotiated outcome are described. The effects of risk sensitivity and bargaining power on quantity discounts are discussed for alternative bargaining models.