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3.If you were an economist for Mattel, manufacturer of the doll Barbie, which was making an unsolicited bid to take over Hasbro, manufacturer of G.I. Joe, would you argue that the relevant market is dolls, preschool toys, or all toys including video games? Why? Would your answer change if you were working for Hasbro?

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I would argue that the relevant market in the present day was preschool toys, because as an economist for my parent company Mattel which is trying to take over a competitor company Hasbro, I would be expected to ...

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