E1 QUESTION 10Price discrimination can increase profits as long as a firm:O Has market power (i.e. is a price-maker)O Has different kinds of customers (i.e. customers are not identical)O Can prevent resale & arbitrageO All of the above QUESTION 16A firm with market power that can avoid resale & arbitrage can engage in direct price discrimination as long asO It can sort different types of customers in advanceO It cannot sort different types of customers in advanceIt has complete information about each and every customerO It is a price-takerQUESTION 17A firm with market power that can avoid resale & arbitrage cannot engage in direct price discrimination as long asIt can sort different types of customers in advanceO It cannot sort different types of customers in advanceO It does not have complete information about each and every customerO It is a price-maker

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QUESTION 10 Price discrimination can increase profits as long as a firm: O Has market power (i.e. is a price-maker) O Has different kinds of customers (i.e. customers are not identical) Can prevent resale & arbitrage O All of the above

QUESTION 10 Price discrimination can increase profits as long as a firm: O Has market power (i.e. is a price-maker) O Has different kinds of customers (i.e. customers are not identical) Can prevent resale & arbitrage O All of the above

Microeconomic Theory

12th Edition

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Author:NICHOLSON

Publisher:NICHOLSON

Chapter15: Imperfect Competition

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 15.10P: Inverse elasticity rule Use the first-order condition (Equation 15.2 ) for a Cournot firm to show...

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