http://didntyouhear.disqus.com/A Blog About Everything (And Anything)enTue, 03 Mar 2009 17:21:28 -0000http://www.didntyouhear.com/2009/03/02/wendys-gets-an-f-in-frosty-nomics/#comment-6849736<p>i think they're dealing more in frostycology...<br>your basic fast food customer won't think a small is big enough, but they don't want to feel like a pig and get the large, and they probably sell more mediums than L or S, which i'm sure they've noticed in their spreadsheets. why not raise the margin?<br>plus, let's be honest, most of us just assume economy of scale will apply without doing the math.</p><p>and in addition, ithe medium is an even worse deal than you thought compared to the large.</p><p>20oz @ $1.99 = 9.95cents/oz.<br>16 oz @ $1.69 = 10.56cents/oz.<br>12 oz @ $1.19 = 9.92cents/oz.</p>greggTue, 03 Mar 2009 17:21:28 -0000