Overnightcaskets Case Study

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1. Compare the price range of caskets available from a funeral home with caskets available from another source (ex. pricing online). Provide full reference information about the contacts you made.
Funeral Home -
Castillo Mission Funeral Home:
Metal caskets range from $1,095.00 to $9,995.00.
Wood caskets range from $2,895.00 to $4,295.00.
Other source –
Overnightcaskets.com
Metal caskets range from $849.00 to $2,995.00
Wood caskets range from $1,350.00 to $3,199.00 2. Explain what is meant by "Funeral prices may be based on what the market will bear."
This means that the price of a funeral will be determined by what consumers are willing to pay and not based on what the actual cost of the funeral is. From my understanding, the word “bear”

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