Perfectly Price-Discriminating Monopolists Charge

question 237

Multiple Choice

Perfectly price-discriminating monopolists charge:

• A) each consumer his or her maximum willingness to pay, so consumer surplus is zero.
• B) all consumers the average of their willingness to pay, so consumer surplus is maximized.
• C) each consumer his or her maximum willingness to pay, so consumer surplus is maximized.
• D) all consumers the average of their willingness to pay, so consumer surplus is zero.

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