You Paid How Much For That Apple?: Article Analysis

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The article that I chose this week was You Paid How Much For That Apple? In this article, Elizabeth Dunn discusses the reasoning behind the cost of Honeycrisp Apples compared to that of other apples. 20 years ago, David Bedford cross bred different apples and established what is known today as the Honeycrisp Apple. The Honeycrisp Apples were so good that they are known in today’s society as a “price phenomenon” compared to other apples on the market because of their great taste (Dunn, 2013).
The high price of Honeycrisp Apples is contributed to a few different aspects in today’s market. First, the high price of these apples is contributed to the limited areas that these apples can be grown. Second, the limitations where these apples

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