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9. Bowling Alleys

The Economics of Everyday Things

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The Cost of Bowling

Leong has about 150 bowling balls at his center. He buys them wholesale for $30 each and replaces them every few years. Leong's most critical expense is his full-time mechanic, a machine that looks like a Roomba. Most of today's bowling alleys have swapped wood lanes from melamine.

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