Price discrimination refers to a system of pricing

a. based on buyer income rather than buyer demand conditions, so the poor pay more than the rich.
b. that is always more profitable than simple "single-price" pricing.
c. that forces customers who require more service to pay higher prices.
d. where consumer groups with a more elastic demand for the product are charged lower prices.


D

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