Price discrimination allows the firm to
a. segment the market and thereby capture consumer surplus
b. create excess demand which will force price upward
c. shift the equilibrium price to eliminate price competition among discriminating buyers
d. behave like a monopolist
e. select a small set from among its customers in order to charge the highest price possible
A
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