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A. Proof that Equilibrium Is Unique When Consumers Don’t Care about Survival (γ = 1) When γ = 1, Equation 3 becomes α(p – c) = 1 + exp(δ – αp). The left-hand side increases monotonically in p, while the right-hand side falls monotonically in p and is larger than the lefthand side when p = c, its minimum value. Thus the optimal price is unique. In Equation 2, σ disappears from the left-hand side when γ = 1. Thus the derivative of the left-hand side with respect to 𝜉 ̅ is –(1 + r) < –1. The derivative of the right-hand side with respect to 𝜉 ̅ is –(1 – F(𝜉 ̅))

> –1, so this side falls slower in 𝜉 ̅ than the left-hand side. Because the left-hand (right-hand) side falls from ∞ to –∞ (∞ to 0) as 𝜉 ̅ rises from –∞ to ∞, the two sides of the equation have a unique crossing 𝜉 ̅.

B. Examples of How Parameters α, c, and δ Affect Equilibrium Uniqueness and Multiplicity Price sensitivity α:

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Marginal cost c:

Mean utility δ:

C. Data Sources Total market size, M:

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M = 13.493 million. From U.S. “New Vehicle Sales and Leases” series, Bureau of Transportation Statistics. http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/html/table_01_17.html Debt service obligation, b: b = $4.5938 billion. From “Financial Highlights - Exhibit 1 General Motors Company and Subsidiaries Supplemental Material,” (http://media.gm.com/content/dam/Media/gmcom/investor/2010/Q1FinancialHighlights.p df). The number was obtained from multiplying the sum of “short-term borrowings,” “current portion of long-term debt,” and “long-term debt” from the consolidated balance sheet as of 3/31/09, by r = 10 percent, which we take to be a reasonable rate on a consol analog to the entire reported composition of short- and long-term GM debt. Survival probability σ: We averaged daily five-year maturity credit default swap (CDS) spreads on GM debt over 1/1/08-12/31/08. These data were obtained from Thomson Financial DataStream. Assuming risk-neutrality, CDS spreads reflect the market’s perception of default probabilities. Thus GM’s average CDS spread over 2008 was 3217.5 basis points implies a survival probability of 0.67825. New car price p: From http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/archives/2008/02/average_new_vehicle_cost_1.htm, which is itself based on the Comerica Auto Affordability Index data. GM’s operating margin:

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The margin we used, 3 percent, is a rough average of GM’s reported operating margins over 2004-2008.

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