A Profit-Maximizing Monopolist Is Able to Practice Third-Degree Price Discrimination

question 19

True/False

A profit-maximizing monopolist is able to practice third-degree price discrimination. If he charges p₁ in market 1 and p₂ in market 2, where p₁ > p₂, the quantity sold in market 1 must be smaller than the quantity sold in market 2.

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Definitions:

Bundles

Packages or collections of items or services offered together, often at a reduced price.

Rule of Reason

A legal doctrine used in antitrust law stating that trade practices are only unlawful if they unreasonably restrain trade.

Competition

The activity or condition of competing against others for the same objective or for superiority in a field.

Clayton Act

A piece of U.S. legislation aimed at increasing economic competition and preventing monopolies by prohibiting certain types of anti-competitive practices.