A price-discriminating pure monopolist will attempt to charge each buyer (or group of buyers):

A. different prices to compensate for differences in the characteristics of the product.
B. the price that equals the buyer's marginal cost.
C. the maximum price each would be willing to pay.
D. the same price if per-unit cost is constant for each unit of the product.


Answer: C

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