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

Price elasticity of demand — practice question

A firm sells its product to consumers in two different markets, M and N. In which circumstances would a policy of price discrimination across the two markets be most profitable for the firm?

  • Aprice elasticity of demand in market M 1.2; price elasticity of demand in market N 1.2; geographical distance between markets M and N large
  • Bprice elasticity of demand in market M 1.2; price elasticity of demand in market N 1.2; geographical distance between markets M and N small
  • Cprice elasticity of demand in market M 1.8; price elasticity of demand in market N 1.2; geographical distance between markets M and N large
  • Dprice elasticity of demand in market M 1.8; price elasticity of demand in market N 1.2; geographical distance between markets M and N small

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