If a price-discriminating monopolist sells the same product in two markets but charges a lower price in market X and a higher price in market Y, the pricing difference indicates that demand is:

A. the same in both markets X and Y.
B. less elastic in market X than market Y.
C. more elastic in market Y than market X.
D. more elastic in market X than market Y.


Answer: D

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