Which of the following conditions exist when price discrimination occurs? Choose one or more:
A. preventing the resale of the product or service.
B. selling the same good or services at different prices.
C. differentiating every customer's price elasticity of demand.
D. identifying at least three different groups of customers.
E. distinguishing groups of buyers with different price elasticities.
F. being a price taker.
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You are the manager of a monopoly that sells a product to two groups of consumers in different parts of the country. Group 1s elasticity of demand is -2, while group 2s is -4. Your marginal cost of producing the product is $40.
a. Determine your optimal markups and prices under third-degree price discrimination.
Instruction: Round your answers to two decimal places.
The markup for group 1:
Price for group 1: $
The markup for group 2:
Price for group 2: $
b. Which of the following are necessary conditions for third-degree price discrimination to enhance profits.
Instructions: You may select more than one answer. Click the box with a checkmark for the correct answers and click twice to empty the box for the wrong answers. You must click to select or deselect each option in order to receive full credit.
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At least one group has the elasticity of demand less than one in absolute value. |
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There are two different groups with different (and identifiable) elasticities of demand. |
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We are able to prevent resale between the groups. |
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At least one group has the elasticity of demand greater than 1 in absolute value. |
