The Practice of Charging Different Prices to Different Buyers for Goods

question 254

Multiple Choice

The practice of charging different prices to different buyers for goods of like grade and quality is referred to as

• A) horizontal price fixing.
• B) resale price maintenance.
• C) price discrimination.
• D) predatory pricing.
• E) bait and switch pricing.

Identify sources and types of monopoly power.

Differentiate between monopoly and perfect competition in terms of pricing, output, and market power.

Recognize the role of scarce resources, technology, and scale economies in the formation of monopolies.

Understand the concept of natural monopolies and recognize examples in the economy.

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