Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Price elasticity of demand

Price elasticity of demand — practice question

(a)[2]

What does ‘price discrimination’ mean?

(b)[4]

Identify one example of price discrimination and one example of non-price discrimination in the article. Explain why you chose each one.

(c)[4]

Draw and explain a diagram illustrating price discrimination.

(d)[4]

The article says that price discrimination ‘is related to demand and supply and is acceptable in a market economy’. Is there any link between price discrimination and demand and supply?

(e)[6]

The article says that ‘price discrimination exploits consumers’. The implication is that it should not be allowed. Do you agree with this claim?

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