Relative to a Monopolist Charging a Single Price to All

question 1

Multiple Choice

Relative to a monopolist charging a single price to all consumers, price discrimination ________ total economic surplus.

• A)has no effect on
• B)sometimes increases and sometimes decreases
• C)decreases
• D)increases

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