Yield Management and Price Discrimination Have Enabled Firms to Increase

question 101

Multiple Choice

Yield management and price discrimination have enabled firms to increase profits and, at the same time,

• A)reduce the cost of production.
• B)capture some consumer surplus.
• C)reduce transactions costs.
• D)transfer some producer surplus to consumers.

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Definitions:

Water

A transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance that is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of most living organisms.

Price Elasticity

An indicator of the sensitivity of demand for a product to variations in its price, represented as a percentual change.

Small Percentage

A quantitatively minor proportion or fraction of a total amount, often implying a negligible or minor impact.

Cross-Price Elasticity

An indicator of the variance in the demand for a specific item as a result of fluctuations in the cost of a different product.