A Petrol Station on a Remote Stretch of the Stuart

question 106

Multiple Choice

A petrol station on a remote stretch of the Stuart Highway in the Northern Territory has a monopoly over the retail petrol market for hundreds of kilometres. The station decides not to price discriminate. As a result, all consumers will pay

• A) the lowest price possible.
• B) multiple prices.
• C) a price that depends on their willingness to pay.
• D) the highest price each consumer is willing to pay.
• E) a single price.

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