Looking at Channel 4’s strengths, their ability to appeal to different niche audiences is the highlight of the company. One of the objectives of Channel 4 upon its creation was to appeal to audiences which typical television stations haven't. This proved to be a successful move for the company, as within their first of broadcasting achieved a 4.4% share of total Television viewership. (Channel 4 and the British Television Industry 11). This becomes an even more effective advantage for the company when we consider the value it has for the company's advertisers. Channel 4 can guarantee a "16 to 34 year old ABC1 audience at peak viewing times and very specific audience profiles for niche programming"(Channel 4 and the British Television Industry 13). Another strength of the company was their ability to make independent films. The company received 17 Oscar nominations in the year 1994, showcasing their success in the industry(Channel 4 and the British Television Industry 15).

German brothels recently began offering a monthly subscription service for multiple purchasers. if you thought that the brothels' encouragement of prostitution was immoral to begin with, would you consider this pricing plan to be even more immoral? suppose a particular patron at a german brothel has the following willingness-to-pay schedule for services at the brothel, per session. session willingness to pay 1st $84 2nd $72 3rd $60 4th $48 5th $36 6th $24 suppose this consumer would not demand any more sessions, even for free. also assume that the marginal cost to the brothel, per session, is constant at $12. at a price of $78.00 per session, the number of sessions demanded by this consumer would be . at this price and quantity, consumer surplus is $ and producer surplus is $ . suppose the brothel has devised a new pricing scheme for consumers who demand more than 1 session. this pricing scheme is a subscription service, whereby consumers can pay a flat fee of $259.20 and can have up to 6 sessions total. using this subscription pricing model, this consumer would demand sessions. under this scenario, consumer surplus is $ and producer surplus is $ . (hint: for consumer surplus, consider how much total value the consumer places on all sessions, versus the total price paid.)