AP Microeconomics

Category - Microeconomics

What is the name for the practice of selling at different prices in different markets?
  1. Regulated monopoly
  2. Price discrimination
  3. Barrier to entry
  4. Perfect competition
Explanation
Answer - B - Price discrimination is the practice of selling at different prices in different markets.

Key Takeaway: Price discrimination occurs when different customers are offered the same goods and services at different prices. There are a number of reasons behind price discrimination including customers’ inability to pay and quantities of goods sold. A number of conditions are necessary for companies to institute price discrimination including the ability to set one’s prices, the presence of separate markets for the goods and services, and different demand elasticity for the markets.
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