Price discrimination always harms consumers

Before summer 2008, if you wanted a cell phone in Bhutan, you only had one choice: B-Mobile, owned and operated by the government. What does Kuenga Gyalthen mean he states that, "Up until now, because of the monopoly, we've all been suffering

So, I mean, it's finally time the consumer actually is king for a little while."? A) He believes that producer surplus is greater with competition. B) He believes that total surplus is greater with a monopoly. C) He believes that prices are lower with a monopoly. D) He believes that consumer surplus is greater with competition.

Al B. Core works at a Fresh Fish Market. The market sells fresh fish from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. every day. The store does not sell day-old fish, so all unsold fish are thrown away at 7 p.m. each day. If Al has lots of fresh fish left at the end of the day that cost him $300 to acquire, what should Al do? a. Lower the price of the remaining fish, even if he can't recover his $300

b. Lower the price of the remaining fish, but under no circumstances should the price fall below $300 for the remaining fish. c. Throw the fish away even if he could sell some of them at a discounted price. d. Starting tomorrow, lower the price on all fish so they will all be sold by mid-day.