If a price-discriminating monopolist sells the same product in two markets but charges a higher price in market X and a lower 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 Y than market X.
C. less elastic in market X than market Y.
D. more elastic in market X than market Y.
Answer: C
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