Price Discrimination Is a Rational Strategy for a Profit-Maximizing Monopolist

question 226

Multiple Choice

Price discrimination is a rational strategy for a profit-maximizing monopolist when

• A)the monopolist finds itself able to produce only limited quantities of output.
• B)consumers are unable to be segmented into identifiable markets.
• C)the monopolist wishes to increase the deadweight loss that results from profit-maximizing behavior.
• D)there is no opportunity for arbitrage across market segments.

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