When Is Price Discrimination a Rational Strategy for a Profit-Maximizing

question 169

Multiple Choice

When is price discrimination a rational strategy for a profit-maximizing monopolist

• A)when the monopolist finds itself able to produce only limited amounts of output
• B)when consumers are unable to be segmented into identifiable markets
• C)when the monopolist wishes to increase the deadweight loss that results from profit-maximizing behaviour
• D)when there is no opportunity for arbitrage across market segmentations

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