Identify the Correct Statement About Price Discrimination

question 7

Multiple Choice

Identify the correct statement about price discrimination.

• A)Price discrimination is costless.
• B)Price discrimination is effective only if demand for the product is perfectly inelastic.
• C)Price discrimination is effective when producers face a downward-sloping demand curve.
• D)Price discrimination increases consumer surplus.

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