Asked by Alejandro Bernal on Jul 07, 2024

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When a monopolist engages in perfect price discrimination,

A) the marginal revenue curve lies below the demand curve.
B) the demand curve and the marginal revenue curve are identical.
C) marginal cost becomes zero.
D) the marginal revenue curve becomes horizontal.

Perfect Price Discrimination

Perfect price discrimination occurs when a seller charges every consumer the maximum they are willing to pay, capturing the entire consumer surplus as profit.

Marginal Revenue

The additional revenue that a company gains by selling one more unit of a product or service.

Demand Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded, typically downward sloping.

  • Evaluate the impact of absolute price discrimination on societal welfare.
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Bubblie BlondieJul 13, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
In perfect price discrimination, the monopolist charges each customer their reservation price (the maximum price they are willing to pay), which means the firm captures all consumer surplus. As a result, the demand curve for each individual customer becomes the firm's marginal revenue curve, and they are identical. Therefore, choice B is correct. The marginal revenue curve lies below the demand curve in regular monopoly pricing, and marginal cost becoming zero or the marginal revenue curve becoming horizontal are not necessarily related to perfect price discrimination.