Multiple Choice
Figure 16-3
Chantal owns a hairdressing salon which caters to two main groups of customers: residents of "The Chateau," a retirement community, and other residents in the neighborhood. Figure 16-3 shows the demand curves for the residents of the retirement community, labeled Market A, and other residents in the neighborhood, labeled Market B. The demand curves are not identical.
-Refer to Figure 16-3.Suppose Chantal charges all her customers a uniform price of $10 for a haircut.Which of the following statements is true?
A) Chantal is selling more than the profit-maximizing quantity of haircuts in market B.
B) Chantal is selling less than the profit-maximizing quantity of haircuts in market B.
C) Chantal is maximizing revenue in market B.
D) Chantal will earn a greater profit through uniform pricing than if she practices price discriminates.
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