The Condition/s Required for a Monopolist to Engage in Price

question 10

Multiple Choice

The condition/s required for a monopolist to engage in price discrimination is/are:

• A) that buyers are not able to resell the good.
• B) when it cannot identify specific groups of consumers with different elasticities.
• C) that the demand curve must be perfectly elastic.
• D) for potential competitors to threaten entry into the market.

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