Price discrimination by a firm is

A. illegal under all circumstances.
B. legal if the firm can show that the difference in the prices charged customers is justified by a difference in the costs of serving them.
C. legal if the firm can show that the demand for its good is relatively elastic.
D. legal under all circumstances.


Answer: B

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