試題詳解

26. Firm S is a monopolist on the market for space tourism. The demand for its service is discrete: consumers are eager to pay 12M USD for the first trip, 11M USD for the second trip, etc., up to 1M USD for the 12th trip. To organize a trip, the firm must spend 4M USD. What is the difference between the maximum profit that the firm S can obtain with the perfect price discrimination compared to linear pricing?
(A) 10M
(B) 16M
(C) 20M
(D) None of the above