Which of the Following Is Not a Real-World Example of Third-Degree

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a real-world example of third-degree price discrimination?

• A)A railroad charges more to haul 100 tons of coal than it does to haul 100 tons of grain.
• B)An airline charges a lower price for a coach ticket purchased four weeks in advance than for the same type of ticket purchased three days in advance.
• C)A movie theater charges senior citizens a cheaper price for movie tickets than it charges non-senior citizens for the same movie ticket.
• D)Sam's Club® warehouses sell bulk quantities of macaroni and cheese for a cheaper per unit price than a grocery store, but the boxes are packaged together so that the customer must buy six boxes at a time.

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Definitions:

Pregnancy

The physiological condition of carrying one or more embryos or fetuses inside the womb of a female mammal, culminating in childbirth.

Longitudinal Studies

Research designs that involve repeated observations of the same variables (e.g., people) over short or long periods of time.

Age Differences

Variations in behavior, attitudes, and expectations often attributed to individuals being of different chronological ages.

Cohort Differences

Variations in the characteristics or experiences of individuals belonging to different age or generational groups.