The conditions in which vertical relationships can enhance a firm's ability to price discriminate include

a. the manufacturer's product is of value to just one type of customer
b. the costs of arbitraging the price difference across markets is large
c. the manufacturer acquires the distributer in the lower priced market
d. competition provides little ability for the manufacturer to price above marginal cost

c

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A) A + B B) A + B + E C) A + B + E + F D) A

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The above figure shows the long-run cost curves for a typical firm in a competitive market. If the number of firms is unrestricted and input costs are constant, derive the long-run market supply curve

What will be an ideal response?

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