A Firm Sells Its Product to Two Groups of Buyers

question 3

Multiple Choice

A firm sells its product to two groups of buyers: daytime buyers and nighttime buyers.There are 50 daytime buyers,all of whom have identical demands given by D_D in the figure below.There are 50 nighttime buyers,all of whom have identical demands given by D_N in the figure below.The firm's variable costs are constant SMC = AVC = $12) and its total fixed cost is $250,000.The marketing director must devise a two-part pricing plan that will maximize the firm's profit. To maximize profit a price discriminating firm should

• A)produce the output at which total marginal revenue equals marginal cost.
• B)allocate the optimal output so the elasticity is the same in each market.
• C)allocate the output so that marginal revenue is the same in each market.
• D)both a and c
• E)all of the above

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