An example of price discrimination is the price charged for:
a. an economics textbook at a campus bookstore.
b. gasoline.
c. theater tickets that offer lower prices for children.
d. a postage stamp.
c
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A store remains open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each weekday. The store owner is deciding whether to stay open an extra hour each evening. The owner's marginal benefit
A) is the benefit the owner receives from staying open from 8 a.m. to 5 pm. B) depends on the revenues the owner makes during the day. C) must be greater than or equal to the owner's marginal cost if the owner decides to stay open. D) is the benefit the owner receives from staying open from 8 a.m. to 6 pm.
Return to the case of Jan, the hyperbolic discounter from the previous question. Suppose she can sign a contract that requires her to give up money equivalent to a loss of X utils if she does not undertake the action. Assume she does not behave consistent with her plans without this contract. How high would the contractual value of X have to be to prevent her inconsistency?
a. C – B/2. b. B. c. C. d. B + C.