A Perfectly Competitive Firm Cannot Practice Price Discrimination Because

question 248

Multiple Choice

A perfectly competitive firm cannot practice price discrimination because

• A)a firm that breaks even in the long run cannot afford to engage in yield management.
• B)it does not advertise; this prevents the firm from marketing its product to different segments of the market.
• C)each consumer in a perfectly competitive market has the same willingness to pay.
• D)the firm can only charge the market price.

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Definitions:

Potential Interactions

Possible engagements or relationships between entities or variables in a given context, which could affect outcomes.

Actual Interactions

Real-life exchanges or communications between individuals, groups, or entities.

Perfectly Competitive

A market structure characterized by a large number of small firms, identical products sold by all firms, no barriers to entry, and perfect information among buyers and sellers.

Close Substitutes

Products or services that can easily replace each other in the eyes of consumers due to their similar functions or characteristics.