The Following Excerpt Contains a Campus-Wide Announcement About a Concert

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The following excerpt contains a campus-wide announcement about a concert at the University of West Georgia (UWG) .Students were required to show their identification card to purchase tickets at the lower price,but on concert day,student-priced ticket holders were not required to show identification. The Band Perry [a Grammy-nominated country music act] will perform live at the University of West Georgia Coliseum on Sunday,April 22,as part of its Purveyors of Performance Tour 2012....Prices are $10 in advance or $15 on the day of the show for those with a UWG [Student] ID,and $20 in advance or $25 on the day of the show for the general public.
Source: "CAMPUS NEWS: The Band Perry Comes to UWG," UWG media (blog) UWG Center for Student Involvement,http://uwgmedia.blogspot.com/2012/04/band-perry-comes-to-uwg_19.html,April 19,2012.
Which price discrimination condition was satisfied by requiring students to show their ID card for their initial ticket purchase?

• A)The concert promoter was able to prevent the resale of the product or service to another student.
• B)The concert promoter was able to prevent the resale of the product or service to another student
• C)The concert promoter was able to prevent the resale of the product or service to another consumer who is willing to pay more.
• D)The concert promoter was able to distinguish easily among groups of sellers with different price elasticities of supply.
• E)The concert promoter was able to distinguish easily between true fans of the Band Perry and those who just wanted to see a cheap concert.

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