Question: This problem is drawn from the HBS note Customer Profitability and Lifetime Value. The following is a variation of the table on page 4. If

This problem is drawn from the HBS note Customer Profitability and Lifetime Value. The following is a variation of the table on page 4. If the retention rate for occasional buyers is 40%, fill out the three missing pieces of information for Year 3.

Occasional Buyers

Year One

Year Two

Year Three

  1. Margin on Each Purchase

$16

$16

$16

  1. Survival Rate

100%

40%

  1. Cost of Mailing Catalogs

$6

$2

$2

  1. Total Expected Profit per Customer

$10

$5.60

  1. Cumulative Profits per Customer (net of acq. costs)

$(7.50)

$(1.90)

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