In order to practice price discrimination, a firm must be in a market such that the consumers in its market:

A. all have identical tastes.
B. all have identical price elasticities of demand.
C. have different price elasticities of demand.
D. have the same demand for its product.


Answer: C

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A prisoner's dilemma is

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