GCE Economics 1990 Question 8

Question 8

Market Structures

A firm that charges different prices for goods or services that have the same technical qualities is called

  1. A.a perfect competitor
  2. B.a monopsony
  3. C.an oligopoly
  4. D.a discriminating monopoly
  5. E.a duopoly.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (a discriminating monopoly)

Explanation

Selling the same product at different prices to different buyers is price discrimination by a monopolist.