A monopolist with a marginal cost MC = 2 faces two types of customer groups. Type 1 has it inverse demand function P1 = 10 - 0.5x, while type 2 has the inverse demand function P2 = 10-x. What prices will the monopolist charge if he can discriminate on price between the two groups? Calculate, illustrate with the help of figures and explain the intuition behind the result.

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A monopolist with a marginal cost MC = 2 faces two types of customer groups. Type 1 has it
inverse demand function P1 = 10 - 0.5x, while type 2 has the inverse demand function
P2 = 10-x. What prices will the monopolist charge if he can discriminate on price between the two groups?
Calculate, illustrate with the help of figures and explain the intuition behind the result.

I have done the calculations/illustrations and they are correct, but I do not understand the intuition behind the result. Is it taht the monopoly doesn't have to discriminate to reach optimal quantities for each customer base?

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