Which of the following is/are condition(s) for price discrimination of product? I. Firms must have some…
For a seller to practice price discrimination successfully, three essential conditions must be satisfied: the firm must possess some degree of monopoly or market power (I);…
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Which of the following is/are condition(s) for price discrimination of product?
I. Firms must have some monopoly power
II. Price elasticities of demand for the product in different market must differ
III. Market must be separable or able to be segmented
IV. Free entry and exit of firms
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Correct answer D
For a seller to practice price discrimination successfully, three essential conditions must be satisfied: the firm must possess some degree of monopoly or market power (I); the price elasticities of demand must differ across the market segments (II); and the markets must be separable so that arbitrage (resale from low-price to high-price segments) is prevented (III). Free entry and exit (IV) erodes monopoly power.
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