The Practice of Price Discrimination Is Associated with Pure Monopoly

question 184

Multiple Choice

The practice of price discrimination is associated with pure monopoly because

• A)it can be practiced whenever a firm's demand curve is downsloping.
• B)monopolists have considerable ability to control output and price.
• C)monopolists usually realize economies of scale.
• D)most monopolists sell differentiated products.

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