Block Pricing by Electric Utilities Is an Example Of

question 80

Multiple Choice

Block pricing by electric utilities is an example of:

• A)predatory pricing.
• B)second-degree price discrimination.
• C)third-degree price discrimination.
• D)perfect price discrimination.

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Definitions:

Efficiency Wage

A higher-than-market wage that a firm pays to increase worker productivity and reduce turnover.

Penalize Shirking

Involves imposing consequences on employees or agents who reduce their effort or productivity, often seen in economic models of labor markets.

Efficiency Wage

A higher-than-market wage paid by employers to increase productivity and efficiency among workers by motivating them and reducing turnover.

Market-clearing Wage

The pay rate where the amount of labor offered matches the amount of labor required.